Rio de Janeiro: weather and best time to visit
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in February at around 31°C; the coolest month is July at around 25°C. The sea is warmest in March at about 25°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Rio de Janeiro
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Rio de Janeiro climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° | 24° | 25° | 20 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 36 |
| Feb | 31° | 24° | 25° | 17 | 10 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| Mar | 30° | 23° | 25° | 20 | 10 | 80 | 56 | 40 |
| Apr | 28° | 22° | 25° | 14 | 10 | 82 | 65 | 49 |
| May | 26° | 19° | 24° | 11 | 9 | 77 | 77 | 63 |
| Jun | 25° | 18° | 23° | 7 | 9 | 78 | 84 | 72 |
| Jul | 25° | 17° | 22° | 8 | 8 | 74 | 83 | 72 |
| Aug | 26° | 18° | 21° | 8 | 9 | 77 | 85 | 70 |
| Sep | 27° | 19° | 21° | 11 | 9 | 72 | 75 | 59 |
| Oct | 28° | 20° | 22° | 14 | 9 | 72 | 65 | 49 |
| Nov | 28° | 21° | 23° | 19 | 9 | 73 | 63 | 47 |
| Dec | 30° | 23° | 24° | 20 | 10 | 77 | 56 | 40 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Rio de Janeiro in January
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 20 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for January →
Rio de Janeiro in February
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. February is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 17 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for February →
Rio de Janeiro in March
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 20 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for March →
Rio de Janeiro in April
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 14 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Rio de Janeiro in May
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Rio de Janeiro in June
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 18°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 7 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Rio de Janeiro in July
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 17°C. July is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 8 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Rio de Janeiro in August
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Rio de Janeiro in September
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Rio de Janeiro in October
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 14 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Rio de Janeiro in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 19 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Rio de Janeiro in December
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 20 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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