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The best time to visit Brazil is September-November
In summer, the daytime temperatures in central Sau Paolo, Brazil can reach a top of 30℃ (86℉). The coldest it usually gets in winter-time in Sau Paolo is around 11℃ (51℉). Temperatures can often differ in other locations in Brazil, so be sure to continue reading if you plan on visiting elsewhere.
If you’re a sun-chaser and want to visit Brazil when the days are longest, you should visit in August. The wet season in Brazil falls around January, so if you prefer the dryer weather, you should look to visit in August instead.
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Brazil seasons
Brazil is a huge country, covering almost half of the entire continent of South America, and stretching nearly 2,700 miles (4,350 km) from north to south. The climate can change significantly depending on where you’re visiting in terms of temperature. Brazil has two main seasons; The dry season runs from March to November, and the wet season usually falls between December and February, so if you’re heading for Carnival, you’re almost certain to get rained on. Temperatures in the north are almost always warm all-year-round as it’s near the equator, but further to the south, it usually gets cool between June to September, which is considered as Brazil’s winter.
Best time to visit the top destinations in Brazil
We’ve put together a breakdown of the average minimum and maximum temperatures by month, as well as the best times to visit for each. To learn more about these destinations including detailed climate breakdowns and much more, click or tap the city/destination name below.
City | Best time to visit | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Bonito | November | ↑↓ | 31℃21℃ | 30℃21℃ | 30℃20℃ | 29℃18℃ | 26℃16℃ | 25℃15℃ | 25℃14℃ | 29℃16℃ | 32℃18℃ | 32℃20℃ | 32℃20℃ | 31℃21℃ |
Brasilia | October | ↑↓ | 26℃18℃ | 26℃18℃ | 26℃18℃ | 26℃17℃ | 25℃16℃ | 25℃15℃ | 26℃14℃ | 28℃16℃ | 30℃18℃ | 29℃20℃ | 26℃19℃ | 26℃19℃ |
Colombo | April-May | ↑↓ | 26℃17℃ | 26℃17℃ | 25℃16℃ | 23℃14℃ | 20℃12℃ | 19℃10℃ | 19℃10℃ | 21℃10℃ | 23℃12℃ | 24℃14℃ | 24℃15℃ | 26℃17℃ |
Florianopolis | April-June | ↑↓ | 27℃22℃ | 27℃23℃ | 26℃21℃ | 24℃19℃ | 22℃17℃ | 20℃15℃ | 19℃15℃ | 20℃15℃ | 21℃16℃ | 22℃18℃ | 24℃19℃ | 26℃21℃ |
Foz Do Iguacu | June | ↑↓ | 32℃21℃ | 32℃21℃ | 30℃19℃ | 28℃17℃ | 24℃15℃ | 21℃13℃ | 21℃13℃ | 24℃14℃ | 27℃16℃ | 29℃18℃ | 30℃19℃ | 31℃20℃ |
Ilha Grande | April-October | ↑↓ | 32℃23℃ | 31℃23℃ | 31℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃22℃ | 30℃22℃ | 30℃21℃ | 33℃22℃ | 34℃22℃ | 34℃23℃ | 33℃23℃ | 32℃23℃ |
Jijoca De Jericoacoara | August-September | ↑↓ | 31℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃25℃ | 30℃24℃ | 31℃24℃ | 31℃24℃ | 33℃24℃ | 33℃24℃ | 33℃25℃ | 33℃25℃ | 32℃26℃ |
Manaus | August-October | ↑↓ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 30℃23℃ | 32℃22℃ | 33℃22℃ | 36℃23℃ | 36℃24℃ | 36℃25℃ | 34℃25℃ | 32℃24℃ |
Rio De Janeiro | September-October | ↑↓ | 29℃24℃ | 30℃23℃ | 28℃23℃ | 27℃22℃ | 25℃20℃ | 24℃19℃ | 24℃18℃ | 24℃18℃ | 25℃19℃ | 26℃21℃ | 26℃21℃ | 28℃23℃ |
Salvador | September-November | ↑↓ | 28℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 29℃26℃ | 28℃26℃ | 27℃25℃ | 26℃25℃ | 26℃24℃ | 26℃24℃ | 26℃24℃ | 27℃25℃ | 28℃25℃ | 28℃26℃ |
Sao Paulo | September-November | ↑↓ | 27℃19℃ | 27℃19℃ | 26℃19℃ | 24℃17℃ | 22℃15℃ | 21℃13℃ | 21℃13℃ | 23℃13℃ | 25℃15℃ | 26℃17℃ | 25℃17℃ | 27℃19℃ |
Trancoso | June | ↑↓ | 29℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 29℃24℃ | 28℃24℃ | 27℃23℃ | 26℃22℃ | 25℃21℃ | 25℃21℃ | 26℃22℃ | 27℃23℃ | 28℃23℃ | 29℃24℃ |
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