Last and first frost dates in São José dos Campos

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São José dos Campos had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

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 São José dos Campos

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	14 July

Frost dates near São José dos Campos

City	Distance	Last spring frost	First autumn frost
São Paulo	86 km	—	—
Santos	98 km	—	—
Campinas	123 km	—	—
Sorocaba	164 km	—	—
Poços de Caldas	169 km	—	—

Seeds, seedlings and markets in São José dos Campos

Within 15 km of São José dos Campos OpenStreetMap lists 2 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 1 plant nursery and 6 markets (collected 27 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Empório Verde, 5 km away.

Empório Verde — garden centre
Avenida Doutor João Batista de Souza Soares · Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00; Sat 08:00–18:00; Sun, public holidays 08:00–16:00 · 5 km · emporioverde.com.br
Mercado Municipal — market
Rua 7 de Setembro · 0 km
Tecplant.garden — garden centre
Mon–Fri 07:30–17:30; Sat 08:00–13:00 · 7 km
Feira da Barganha — market
Sun 07:00–13:00 · 2 km · sjc.sp.gov.br
Feira Livre — market
Rua Turmalina, São José dos Campos · Sat 07:00–12:30 · 2 km
Feira noturna — market
Fri 18:00–23:00 · 4 km

Where to buy seeds and seedlings in São José dos Campos

Weather in São José dos Campos by month

Average weather in São José dos Campos over 2016–2025: the warmest month is December. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (22.9–28.4 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 11.8 °C. About 1267 mm of rain falls in a year, on 147 days; January is the wettest month (242 mm) and July the driest (15 mm).

Month	Day, °C	Night, °C	Rain, mm	Rainy days
January	28.3	19.7	242	24
February	28.2	19.3	188	19
March	27.9	19	156	17
April	26.2	17	67	10
May	24.2	14.4	39	6
June	22.9	12.7	34	6
July	23.4	11.8	15	2
August	24.3	12.7	41	6
September	27.8	15.4	47	7
October	27.2	17.1	121	14
November	26.9	17	139	16
December	28.4	18.7	178	20

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).