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Sao Paulo July 6 High Temperature: Will 24C Hit?

Sao Paulo July 6 High Temperature: Will 24C Hit?

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SR Sofia Renard Climate & Science Analyst
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Lines Verdict
YES at 50% implied probability

CONTESTED: The 24°C bin leads but faces 62.5% combined probability across nine competing outcomes. Market probability: 37.5%.

50% Market Probability
1h +3.0% 24h +9.5% Trend Weak (33/100)
Volume
$11.8K
$8.0K in 24h
Liquidity
$17.5K
Moderate depth
Time Left
4 hours
Resolves Jul 6
12K Vol. Jul 6, 2026

São Paulo sits in the middle of its winter on July 6, and that seasonal reality is doing most of the analytical work here. The market has priced a 37.5% chance that the city’s daily high lands exactly at 24°C. That number reflects genuine uncertainty in a multi-outcome market with ten discrete temperature bins, not a signal that warm weather is surprising anyone.

The market question asks: what will the highest temperature in São Paulo be on July 6, 2026? The 24°C outcome trades at $0.38. The NO side sits at $0.63. This contract resolves at noon local time on July 6. Total volume stands at $2,021, making this a thin, event-specific market that can move sharply on a single updated forecast.

How the Twenty-Four Degree Contract Works

YES pays out if São Paulo’s official daily maximum temperature registers exactly 24°C on July 6. NO covers everything else: 23°C, 25°C, 22°C, 26°C, and all remaining bins. The spread across ten outcomes means even the leading bin carries significant NO weight by construction.

  • YES (24°C lands as the daily high): $0.38, implied probability 37.5%
  • NO (any other temperature becomes the daily high): $0.63, implied probability 62.5%

The NO side wins when the actual maximum falls into any of the nine other bins. São Paulo winters regularly produce highs between 20°C and 26°C, so several adjacent outcomes carry real probability. The 25°C and 23°C bins are the most direct competitors to 24°C, and any forecast shift toward those readings would reprice this contract immediately.

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Momentum and Market Signals

The one-hour price change of plus 2.0% is a modest uptick in a thin market. Combined with a trend score of 45.98, the composite signal is mildly bullish on 24°C but not strongly directional. A 24-hour change is unavailable, which limits the read on sustained conviction. The most likely driver of this small move is a weather forecast update nudging the predicted high closer to 24°C.

Total volume is $2,021, all of it placed within the last 24 hours. Liquidity sits at $33,516, which is healthy relative to volume. That gap matters: with thin trading volume, a single meaningful forecast revision or a concentrated bet could move the YES price substantially before resolution. Here’s what the measurements are telling us: this market is priced by a small number of participants tracking short-range meteorological forecasts, not by a deep pool of trader consensus.

  • The 1-hour momentum of plus 2.0% and trend score of 45.98 together suggest mild upward pressure on the 24°C outcome, likely tied to a recent forecast update.
  • Volume of $2,021 against $33,516 in liquidity means the order book is deep but lightly tested. A focused trade could shift the YES price by several percentage points.
  • The price dropped 13.5% on July 4, which indicates a prior forecast move pulled expectations away from 24°C before recovering partially.
  • Open interest is zero, confirming this is a very short-duration event market where nearly all positions are freshly placed.
  • Adjacent bins (23°C and 25°C) are the primary competition for market share, and any weather model update affects all bins simultaneously.

Lines Analysis: What Drives This Outcome

São Paulo’s July climate averages support a high-temperature range of roughly 20°C to 24°C. July is mid-winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and the city’s elevation of around 760 meters moderates extremes in both directions. A daily high of 24°C sits at the warmer end of the typical July range, which explains why it holds the leading bin probability while still facing a 62.5% NO weight from the rest of the distribution.

The 25°C and 26°C bins represent the primary upside risk to NO. If a warm air mass or reduced cloud cover pushes the maximum above 24°C, the leading bin loses and adjacent warmer bins gain. Conversely, a cold front or increased cloud cover pulling the high to 23°C or below would also pay NO. The market is pricing uncertainty, not science: São Paulo’s winter highs are variable enough that no single 1°C bin commands a dominant share of probability.

  • INMET (Brazil’s national meteorological institute) short-range forecasts for the São Paulo metropolitan area are the most direct pricing signal before resolution.
  • Any forecast update showing the July 6 high at 23°C or 25°C would shift probability out of the 24°C bin immediately.
  • Cold front timing from the south is the primary wildcard for pushing the high below 22°C, which would collapse the 24°C probability sharply.
  • Clear-sky conditions on July 5 overnight would support a warmer July 6 maximum, reinforcing the 24°C to 25°C range.
  • Resolution is at noon local time on July 6, so late-morning temperature readings and same-day forecasts are the final pricing inputs.

Total volume of $2,021 indicates this is a small-scale event market. The data doesn’t care about the politics: São Paulo’s July 6 temperature will be what the atmosphere produces, and the 24°C bin holds a reasonable but not dominant claim on that outcome. The market leans NO, which is structurally expected when probability is divided across ten bins.

LINES VERDICT

CONTESTED: MULTI-BIN UNCERTAINTY DOMINATES

The 24°C bin leads its competitors but faces a combined 62.5% probability spread across nine other outcomes. São Paulo’s winter variability makes no single temperature bin a reliable favorite at this resolution.

What the market says: A 37.5% implied probability on 24°C reflects the bin’s position as the most likely single outcome in a genuinely distributed forecast. With resolution on July 6 and volume under $10,000, this price can shift several points on a single updated weather forecast before the contract closes.

Key unknown: The INMET or equivalent short-range forecast for São Paulo on July 6 is the single most important input. Any model update placing the predicted high at 23°C or 25°C would directly reprice this contract and redistribute probability away from the 24°C bin.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means the market estimates a roughly one-in-three chance that São Paulo's July 6 daily maximum lands exactly at 24°C. Nine other temperature bins share the remaining 62.5% of probability.

NO pays if São Paulo's daily high on July 6 is anything other than 24°C. Adjacent bins like 23°C and 25°C are the most likely NO outcomes given typical São Paulo winter temperature ranges.

An updated INMET or short-range weather model forecast for São Paulo on July 6 is the primary price driver. Any shift in the predicted high toward 23°C or 25°C would reprice the 24°C bin immediately.

Resolution is at noon local time on July 6, 2026. The official daily maximum temperature recorded by the resolution source determines the winning bin.

Low volume means the 24°C price reflects a small number of participants. With $33,516 in liquidity available, a single focused trade could shift the YES price several percentage points before resolution.

We aggregate the live positions of the top 50 Polymarket whales (ranked by 30-day tracked volume) into one composite reading per market. It refreshes every hour. The percentage shows how many of those whales hold YES versus NO; the net dollar position shows the cohort's directional exposure in dollars.

A convergence event fires when three or more tracked wallets buy the same outcome on the same market within a four-hour window. We surface these in the activity feed and the VIP digest.

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What Could Shift These Probabilities?

Forecast Locks In Twenty-Four

A INMET short-range forecast placing São Paulo's July 6 maximum squarely at 24°C with high confidence would drive capital into this bin. Clear overnight skies on July 5 and calm wind conditions would support a warmer midday maximum, reinforcing the 24°C outcome and pushing the YES price above 0.45.

Warm Shift to Twenty-Five

A warmer-than-expected air mass or reduced cloud cover on July 6 could push the daily maximum to 25°C or 26°C. That shift would pull probability directly out of the 24°C bin. Even a one-degree upward revision in the forecast would reprice this contract sharply given the thin volume and narrow bin definition.

Cold Snap Collapses Warm Bins

A cold front arriving from southern Brazil before July 6 could push the daily maximum below 22°C, redistributing probability into the colder bins. This scenario does not help the 24°C bin but illustrates how São Paulo's winter cold fronts create sharp multi-bin repricing events on short notice.

Resolution Source Ambiguity

With the resolution source listed as market resolution rather than a specific INMET station, any ambiguity in which official temperature reading is used could create disagreement at settlement. São Paulo has multiple monitoring stations with readings that can diverge by one degree or more, making the exact resolution methodology a meaningful wildcard in a one-degree bin market.

Key macro factor: São Paulo's winter temperature variance is primarily driven by cold front frequency from the south and urban heat island effects, with no significant El Niño or La Niña signal expected to influence a single-day July reading at this resolution.

Market Timeline

Jul 5, 1:02 AM
Market Created
Jul 5, 1:02 AM
Market Opened
12:00 PM
Market Resolution

Market Comments

Probabilities shown are market-implied and not predictions or recommendations. This content is for informational purposes only.