Rainy season

Brazil: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from January to March, the dry season from August to September. Best time to travel, dry and with good holiday weather: August – September.

Precipitation by destination

Balneário Camboriú
Rainy: from January to February
1. 201
2. 171
3. 138
4. 106
5. 107
6. 106
7. 85
8. 93
9. 135
10. 144
11. 134
12. 144
Belém
Rainy: from January to May
1. 240
2. 323
3. 448
4. 399
5. 264
6. 108
7. 72
8. 38
9. 26
10. 27
11. 45
12. 118
Belo Horizonte
Rainy: from November to March
1. 184
2. 102
3. 106
4. 42
5. 19
6. 7
7. 3
8. 9
9. 32
10. 69
11. 158
12. 212
Blumenau
Rainy: from January to February
1. 201
2. 171
3. 138
4. 106
5. 107
6. 106
7. 85
8. 93
9. 135
10. 144
11. 134
12. 144
Brasília
Rainy: from November to March
1. 218
2. 192
3. 202
4. 91
5. 15
6. 4
7. 0
8. 6
9. 27
10. 117
11. 220
12. 243
Curitiba
Rainy: from December to February
1. 218
2. 184
3. 122
4. 75
5. 88
6. 94
7. 85
8. 84
9. 127
10. 149
11. 129
12. 165
Florianópolis
Rainy: from January to February
1. 220
2. 190
3. 142
4. 98
5. 105
6. 100
7. 85
8. 91
9. 147
10. 153
11. 141
12. 156
Fortaleza
Rainy: from February to May
1. 98
2. 151
3. 206
4. 245
5. 133
6. 76
7. 36
8. 8
9. 4
10. 5
11. 8
12. 29
Foz do Iguaçu
Rainy: from October to December
1. 152
2. 145
3. 133
4. 137
5. 144
6. 134
7. 104
8. 95
9. 140
10. 197
11. 158
12. 180
Goiânia
Rainy: from November to March
1. 213
2. 173
3. 167
4. 70
5. 11
6. 4
7. 1
8. 3
9. 23
10. 95
11. 178
12. 206
Ipanema District
Rainy: from November to March
1. 163
2. 113
3. 118
4. 82
5. 61
6. 37
7. 39
8. 38
9. 57
10. 83
11. 115
12. 136
João Pessoa
Rainy: from March to July
1. 61
2. 75
3. 103
4. 119
5. 129
6. 127
7. 119
8. 59
9. 36
10. 24
11. 23
12. 37
Manaus
Rainy: from December to May
1. 309
2. 334
3. 394
4. 385
5. 326
6. 175
7. 107
8. 86
9. 109
10. 144
11. 183
12. 299
Natal, Brazil
Rainy: from March to July
1. 81
2. 103
3. 159
4. 178
5. 157
6. 162
7. 138
8. 55
9. 34
10. 25
11. 25
12. 43
Porto Alegre
Rainy: in October
1. 130
2. 117
3. 113
4. 106
5. 117
6. 123
7. 125
8. 117
9. 158
10. 161
11. 125
12. 130
Recife
Rainy: from April to July
1. 58
2. 66
3. 84
4. 101
5. 122
6. 137
7. 120
8. 76
9. 43
10. 30
11. 25
12. 35
Rio de Janeiro
Rainy: from November to March
1. 163
2. 113
3. 118
4. 82
5. 61
6. 37
7. 39
8. 38
9. 57
10. 83
11. 115
12. 136
Salvador
Rainy: from April to July
1. 64
2. 65
3. 95
4. 173
5. 212
6. 172
7. 141
8. 98
9. 73
10. 71
11. 74
12. 45
São Paulo
Rainy: from November to March
1. 220
2. 158
3. 134
4. 59
5. 50
6. 41
7. 41
8. 38
9. 75
10. 110
11. 145
12. 170

Long-term precipitation per month, mm. Rainy months: well above the place's own average (at least 100 mm); dry months: half the average or less, or under 60 mm.

Brazil: rainy season, quick answers

Brazil: when is the rainy season?

The rainy season lasts from January to March. On average, 168 mm fall in January, the wettest month.

Brazil: when is the dry season?

The driest months are August – September, with 59 mm on average in August.

Brazil: when is the best time to avoid the rain?

August – September: dry months with good holiday weather at most destinations.

Brazil: weather & best time to visit Rainy season: when is the dry season?

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences