Belém vs Rio de Janeiro: which is better, month by month

Rio de Janeiro beats Belém in 11 of 12 months — its lead peaks in April (83 vs 46) — and they are within 3 points in October.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Belém

🇧🇷 Brazil · tropical climate

Best month: September 76/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Rio de Janeiro

🇧🇷 Brazil · tropical climate

Best month: September 88/100
Months won: 11 of 12

Belém vs Rio de Janeiro — all 12 months

Month	Belém	Rio de Janeiro	Winner	Gap
January	54Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	71Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	17
February	47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	73Bsweltering, soaked, poor air quality	Rio de Janeiro	26
March	45Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	79Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	34
April	46Fsweltering, soaked, clean air	83Ahot, rainy, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	37
May	53Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	86Ahot, a little rain, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	33
June	67Csweltering, rainy, clean air	86Awarm, a little rain, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	19
July	72Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	87Awarm, a little rain, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	15
August	74Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air	83Awarm, a little rain, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	9
September	76Bsweltering, dry, clean air	88Ahot, a little rain	Rio de Janeiro	12
October	75Bsweltering, dry, clean air	78Bhot, rainy, muggy air	Tie	3
November	69Csweltering, a little rain, clean air	77Bhot, soaked, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	8
December	62Csweltering, soaked, clean air	75Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air	Rio de Janeiro	13

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (46 vs 83). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.