When to go · Brazil
Brazil in September
Great month. Good across most regions; fire smoke possible in the Pantanal and Amazon; Rock in Rio in some years.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Brazil
- Prices
- Medium
- Brazil
Verdict
Good across most regions; fire smoke possible in the Pantanal and Amazon; Rock in Rio in some years.
Weather in September
- Rio and the Southeast coast · Rio de Janeiro, Paraty, Ilha Grande, São Paulobest weather
Hot, humid summers with heavy downpours and floods (December–March); dry, sunny, 20–26 °C winters are the sightseeing season. São Paulo is cooler and rainier.
- Northeast coast · Salvador, Recife, Olinda, Maceió, Porto de Galinhasbest weather
Warm all year (26–30 °C); the rainy season is roughly April–July on the Salvador–Recife coast.
- North coast and dunes · Fortaleza, Jericoacoara, Lençóis Maranhensesbest weather
Rain February–May fills the Lençóis lagoons, best to swim June–September; kitesurf wind July–January.
- Amazon · Manaus, Amazon lodges, Belémsmoke haze
Hot and humid all year; high water around May–July lets canoes enter flooded forest; low water August–November exposes beaches. Fire smoke can haze the sky in September–October.
- Pantanal · Cuiabá, Poconé, Transpantaneira, Bonitosmoke haze
Dry season (June–October) concentrates wildlife around waterholes: the jaguar season; the wet season floods roads. Fires and smoke have hit August–October in recent years.
- South and Iguaçu · Foz do Iguaçu, Florianópolis, Gramadobest weather
Hot summers, cool winters with frost in the highlands; the falls are fullest after rains, most often in summer.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Independence Day
7 Sep
Parades.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Brazil
- Medium
- Prices · Brazil
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in September
Rated best or good this month
Rio and the Southeast coast
Best weather of the year (Rio de Janeiro, Paraty, Ilha Grande, São Paulo)
Northeast coast
Best weather of the year (Salvador, Recife, Olinda, Maceió, Porto de Galinhas)
North coast and dunes
Best weather of the year (Fortaleza, Jericoacoara, Lençóis Maranhenses)
South and Iguaçu
Best weather of the year (Foz do Iguaçu, Florianópolis, Gramado)
Warming up; spring showers begin.