According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Brazil is March to May and September to November. Plan 7–10 days.
Best months for Brazil
- Best months
- March to May and September to November
- How long to stay
- 7–10 days
- Continent
- South America
What Brazil is best for
Explore the Amazon and Pantanal wildlife, iconic Rio beaches, Afro-Brazilian culture in Salvador, and dramatic Iguazu Falls.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Brazil by month
Monthly averages around Rio de Janeiro; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (201 mm) |
| February | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (162 mm) |
| March best | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (168 mm) |
| April best | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (102 mm) |
| May best | about 22 °C | some rain (69 mm) |
| June | about 22 °C | some rain (48 mm) |
| July | about 21 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| August | about 21 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| September best | about 22 °C | some rain (69 mm) |
| October best | about 23 °C | a lot of rain (105 mm) |
| November best | about 23 °C | a lot of rain (219 mm) |
| December | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (225 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Brazil
- Capital
- Brasília
- Language
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Brazilian Real (BRL)
- Time
- UTC−5 to UTC−2 (several time zones)
- Plugs
- Type C, N · 127 / 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +55
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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