When to go · Candelária
Candelária in December
Mixed month. Outside the best window (check). Across Brazil: Summer rains start; New Year's Eve on Copacabana fills Rio; book everything early.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Brazil overall
- Prices
- High
- Brazil overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (check). Across Brazil: Summer rains start; New Year's Eve on Copacabana fills Rio; book everything early.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Brazil: Post-Carnival lull; still hot; Amazon rising, Pantanal flooded.
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Brazil: Rio cooling and drier; Easter week busy; rain starts on the Salvador coast.
- MayGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Brazil: Good value: pleasant Rio, Iguaçu and São Paulo; Amazon high water.
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Brazil: Festa Junina bonfires and forró in the Northeast; Parintins festival in the Amazon; Pantanal dry season begins.
Weather in December
- CandeláriaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 10 days
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.
Christmas big impact
25 Dec · Brazil
Family holiday; summer travel peak starts.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Brazil overall
- High
- Prices · Brazil overall
- High
Brazil overall: Summer rains start; New Year's Eve on Copacabana fills Rio; book everything early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Candelária, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Mixed
Mar: Good (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Mar: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Dec: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Mar: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 10
Mar: 8 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Mar: 1
December: Outside the best window (check). Across Brazil: Summer rains start; New Year's Eve on Copacabana fills Rio; book everything early.
March: Outside the best window (check). Across Brazil: Post-Carnival lull; still hot; Amazon rising, Pantanal flooded.
Candelária: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast