When to go · Brazil
Brazil, month by month
The best months for Brazil: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedPeak summer holidays: hot, humid, stormy in Rio; beaches and flights full; Northeast dry and sunny.Rio and the Southeast coast: hot · Northeast coast: best weather · North coast and dunes: fineCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedCarnival (5–10 Feb 2027): Rio, Salvador and Olinda packed and expensive; heavy summer rain.Rio and the Southeast coast: hot · Northeast coast: best weather · North coast and dunes: rainyCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodPost-Carnival lull; still hot; Amazon rising, Pantanal flooded.Rio and the Southeast coast: rainy · Northeast coast: best weather · North coast and dunes: rainyCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodRio cooling and drier; Easter week busy; rain starts on the Salvador coast.Rio and the Southeast coast: best weather · Northeast coast: rainy · North coast and dunes: rainyCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGoodGood value: pleasant Rio, Iguaçu and São Paulo; Amazon high water.Rio and the Southeast coast: best weather · Northeast coast: rainy · North coast and dunes: rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatFesta Junina bonfires and forró in the Northeast; Parintins festival in the Amazon; Pantanal dry season begins.Rio and the Southeast coast: best weather · Northeast coast: rainy · North coast and dunes: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatSchool holidays: Iguaçu and the Pantanal busy; Lençóis lagoons full; Rio dry and clear.Rio and the Southeast coast: best weather · Northeast coast: rainy · North coast and dunes: best weatherCrowds: High
- AugustGreatExcellent for Rio, the Pantanal (jaguars) and the Lençóis; Amazon water falling.Rio and the Southeast coast: best weather · Northeast coast: fine · North coast and dunes: best weatherCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatGood across most regions; fire smoke possible in the Pantanal and Amazon; Rock in Rio in some years.Rio and the Southeast coast: best weather · Northeast coast: best weather · North coast and dunes: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatWarm and bright; Northeast beaches at their best; Amazon low water.Rio and the Southeast coast: fine · Northeast coast: best weather · North coast and dunes: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatSummer building; São Paulo Formula 1 Grand Prix; 20 Nov national holiday.Rio and the Southeast coast: fine · Northeast coast: best weather · North coast and dunes: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberMixedSummer rains start; New Year's Eve on Copacabana fills Rio; book everything early.Rio and the Southeast coast: rainy · Northeast coast: best weather · North coast and dunes: fineCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio and the Southeast coastRio de Janeiro, Paraty, Ilha Grande, São Paulo | Hot | Hot | Wet | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | OK | OK | Wet |
| Northeast coastSalvador, Recife, Olinda, Maceió, Porto de Galinhas | Best | Best | Best | Wet | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Best | Best |
| North coast and dunesFortaleza, Jericoacoara, Lençóis Maranhenses | OK | Wet | Wet | Wet | Wet | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | OK |
| AmazonManaus, Amazon lodges, Belém | Wet | Wet | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | Best | Best | Haze | Haze | OK | Wet |
| PantanalCuiabá, Poconé, Transpantaneira, Bonito | Wet | Wet | Wet | OK | OK | Best | Best | Best | Haze | Haze | OK | Wet |
| South and IguaçuFoz do Iguaçu, Florianópolis, Gramado | Hot | Hot | OK | Best | Best | Cool | Cool | OK | Best | Best | Best | Hot |