GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Rio de Janeiro
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of July |
Frost dates near Rio de Janeiro
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juiz de Fora | 129 km | — | — |
| São José dos Campos | 280 km | — | — |
| Belo Horizonte | 342 km | — | — |
| Santos | 343 km | — | — |
| São Paulo | 361 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Rio de Janeiro
Within 15 km of Rio de Janeiro OpenStreetMap lists 5 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 25 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Estação das Plantas, 5 km away.
- Estação das Plantas — garden centre
Praia de Botafogo 515, Rio de Janeiro · Mon–Fri 08:30–20:00; Sat 08:30–16:00 · 5 km - Feira livre — market
Rua Conde de Lages, Rio de Janeiro · Thu 07:00–13:00 · 1 km - Prime Fruit — farm shop
Rua do Matoso 46, 20270-133 Rio de Janeiro · 4 km - Florália Orquidários Reunidos Ltda — garden centre
Estrada da Florália 592, 24141-330 São Gonçalo · 12 km · floralia.com.br - Feira Livre — market
Rua Tadeu Kosciusko, Rio de Janeiro · Sat 07:00–13:00 · 2 km - Sítio Carvalho Plantas — garden centre
Estrada Washington Luís 543, 24315-370 Caramujo · 12 km · sitiocarvalho.com.br
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Rio de Janeiro: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Rio de Janeiro by month
Average weather in Rio de Janeiro over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (24.6–30.2 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: January (30 °C) and February (30.2 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 17.9 °C. About 1063 mm of rain falls in a year, on 137 days; January is the wettest month (149 mm) and June the driest (38 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 | 23.9 | 149 | 15 |
| February | 30.2 | 23.9 | 118 | 14 |
| March | 29.2 | 23.4 | 128 | 12 |
| April | 27.4 | 21.7 | 85 | 12 |
| May | 25.7 | 19.8 | 59 | 9 |
| June | 25.1 | 18.7 | 38 | 8 |
| July | 24.6 | 17.9 | 40 | 6 |
| August | 24.9 | 17.9 | 62 | 10 |
| September | 26.3 | 19.4 | 57 | 8 |
| October | 26.5 | 20.5 | 87 | 14 |
| November | 26.8 | 20.9 | 119 | 15 |
| December | 28.8 | 22.6 | 121 | 14 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
