Month by month
Carnival comes in February or early March, before Lent, with Rio's samba school parades and street parties; book rooms early. On New Year's Eve, Copacabana Beach hosts one of the largest parties on the planet.
- JanuaryGo with a plan: HotTypically 28°C by day, 19°C at night, rain on about 23 days a month
- FebruaryGo with a plan: BusyTypically 28°C by day, 18°C at night, rain on about 20 days a month
- MarchGo with a plan: HotTypically 28°C by day, 18°C at night, rain on about 19 days a month
- AprilBestTypically 26°C by day, 16°C at night, rain on about 9 days a month
- MayBestTypically 24°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 7 days a month
- JuneGo with a plan: MildTypically 23°C by day, 12°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
- JulyGo with a plan: MildTypically 24°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
- AugustBestTypically 25°C by day, 12°C at night, rain on about 7 days a month
- SeptemberBestTypically 29°C by day, 14°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
- OctoberGo with a plan: MildTypically 28°C by day, 16°C at night, rain on about 15 days a month
- NovemberGo with a plan: HotTypically 28°C by day, 16°C at night, rain on about 15 days a month
- DecemberGo with a plan: BusyTypically 29°C by day, 18°C at night, rain on about 19 days a month
Typical weather is for São Paulo: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.
Plan the days
[Photo: São Paulo]
São Paulo in 2 daysCatedral da Sé, Farol Santander, Mercadão, Pinacoteca, Ibirapuera Park, Afro Brasil Museum, Liberdade, MASP, Beco do Batman2 days, BrazilPacked pace
[Photo: Rio de Janeiro]
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[Photo: Brazil]
Brazil in 7 daysSelarón Steps, Lapa, Christ the Redeemer, Arpoador, Sugarloaf, Iguaçu Falls, Itaipu Dam, MASP, Mercadão7 days, BrazilBalanced pace