Best time to visit Rio de Janeiro
Our pick for sun: May to September.
The best months
- SunMay to September
- BeachJune
- CityJune to August
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 70/100 | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 73/100 | Ideal, 80/100 | Ideal, 90/100 | Ideal, 90/100 | Ideal, 90/100 | Ideal, 80/100 | Good, 73/100 | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain |
| Beach | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 75/100 | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 77/100 | Good, 79/100 | Ideal, 80/100 | Good, 75/100 | Good, 74/100 | Good, 67/100 | Good, 64/100 | Fair, 56/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain |
| City | Fair, 35/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 42/100 | Fair, 38/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 54/100 | Good, 73/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Ideal, 84/100 | Good, 70/100 | Fair, 57/100 | Fair, 46/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 39/100, Heavy rain |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 23°C | 25°C | 271 mm |
| February | 32°C | 23°C | 25°C | 204 mm |
| March | 30°C | 22°C | 25°C | 222 mm |
| April | 29°C | 21°C | 25°C | 113 mm |
| May | 26°C | 18°C | 24°C | 80 mm |
| June | 26°C | 17°C | 23°C | 51 mm |
| July | 26°C | 16°C | 22°C | 51 mm |
| August | 26°C | 17°C | 21°C | 48 mm |
| September | 27°C | 18°C | 21°C | 92 mm |
| October | 28°C | 20°C | 22°C | 126 mm |
| November | 28°C | 21°C | 23°C | 219 mm |
| December | 30°C | 22°C | 24°C | 243 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 10 h 25 min
- From YYZ : about 10 h 30 min
- From YVR : about 13 h 50 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).