Curitiba, Brazil: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Curitiba is a city in Brazil, in Paraná. About 1.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Brazil in our atlas.

It lies at 25.43° S, 49.27° W, about 924 m (3,031 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Sao_Paulo time zone.

Location

Red dot: Curitiba. Green dots: other major cities of Brazil. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Curitiba has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Dec, with average highs near 26°C (79°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 9°C (47°F). Around 1,631 mm (64 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Arena da BaixadaFootball stadium in Curitiba, Paraná

Botanical Garden of CuritibaBotanical garden

Oscar Niemeyer MuseumArt museum in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Wire Opera HouseLandmark

Holocaust Museum in CuritibaHolocaust museum in Paraná, Brazil

Teatro GuaíraTheatre in Curitiba, Brazil

Praça do JapãoPublic square in Curitiba, Brazil

Bosque AlemãoMuseum in Curitiba, Paraná

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in BrazilNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3464975 (CC BY 4.0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Arenadabaixada2: Gustavo Paolo, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
'JardimBotanico.BotanicalGarden.CuritibaParanaBrasilBrazil: SamirNosteb, CC BY-SA 2.5 br (Wikimedia Commons)
Museu do Olho - Oscar Niemeyer - Curitiba Brasil (10146136615): Marinelson Almeida - Traveling through Brazil from Niteroi, Brasil, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Auditório da Ópera de Arame: Leonardo.stabile, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Theatro Guayra em 1915: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
CuritibaPracaDoJapaoCerejeira: SamirNosteb, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Bosque Alemao-Curitiba: Reynaldo César de Moraes, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)