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Rio Claro

SP · Southeast

Population: 210,794 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Rio Claro

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Rio Claro is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Rio Claro Immediate Geographic Region, which in turn is part of the Campinas Intermediate Geographic Region. It is 85 km from the Viracopos International Airport in Campinas and 173 km from the state capital, São Paulo. With a population of 201,418 inhabitants, estimated by the IBGE in 2022, it covers a total area of 498.422 km². It is the 34th Brazilian municipality with the best HDI and the 105th municipality with the best GDP in the country. The municipality consists of the seat, the districts of Ajapi and Assistência, and the villages of Batovi and Ferraz.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

27

SP average (81 cities): 35 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

2.12 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

2.06 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

82

SP average (81 cities): 79 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

79.3 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

2,166 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Viracopos (SBKP), 79 km in a straight line · 2,166 international departures in 12 months

Climate month by month

Mild Average temperature: 21.7 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))

10 15 20 25 30 °C 0100200300 mm Jan: 297 mm Feb: 217 mm Mar: 175 mm Apr: 79 mm May: 60 mm Jun: 38 mm Jul: 30 mm Aug: 23 mm Sep: 65 mm Oct: 116 mm Nov: 159 mm Dec: 233 mm Jan: 28.5 °CFeb: 28.9 °CMar: 28.3 °CApr: 27.5 °CMay: 24.8 °CJun: 24.4 °CJul: 24.7 °CAug: 26.8 °CSep: 28.2 °COct: 28.9 °CNov: 28.5 °CDec: 28.6 °C Jan: 19 °CFeb: 19 °CMar: 18.4 °CApr: 16.6 °CMay: 13.6 °CJun: 12.6 °CJul: 12.3 °CAug: 13.5 °CSep: 15.4 °COct: 17.2 °CNov: 17.6 °CDec: 18.5 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 28.528.928.327.524.824.424.726.828.228.928.528.6
Avg. low (°C) 19.019.018.416.613.612.612.313.515.417.217.618.5
Rain (mm) 297217175796038302365116159233

Weather station São Carlos, 58 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

  1. Araras SP · 19 km 69
  2. Limeira SP · 24 km 64
  3. Leme SP · 31 km 59
  4. Piracicaba SP · 37 km 68
  5. Santa Bárbara d'Oeste SP · 41 km 64
  6. Americana SP · 44 km 70

Cities with a similar profile

Topic scores closest to those of Rio Claro. Scores use your weights.

  1. Itabira MG · Southeast 61
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  3. Araucária PR · South 65
  4. Novo Hamburgo RS · South 61
  5. Pinhais PR · South 66
  6. Contagem MG · Southeast 57

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