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

Rio de Janeiro beats Lençóis in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in March (79 vs 72) — and they are within 3 points in the other 5 months.

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.

Lençóis vs Rio de Janeiro — all 12 months

MonthLençóisRio de JaneiroWinnerGap
January69Csweltering, rainy, clean air71Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airTie2
February73Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air73Bsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityTie0
March72Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air79Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airRio de Janeiro7
April76Bhot, a little rain, clean air83Ahot, rainy, muggy airRio de Janeiro7
May80Ahot, dry, clean air86Ahot, a little rain, muggy airRio de Janeiro6
June83Awarm, dry, clean air86Awarm, a little rain, muggy airTie3
July85Awarm, dry, clean air87Awarm, a little rain, muggy airTie2
August84Awarm, dry, clean air83Awarm, a little rain, muggy airTie1
September82Ahot, dry, clean air88Ahot, a little rainRio de Janeiro6
October74Bhot, a little rain, clean air78Bhot, rainy, muggy airRio de Janeiro4
November72Bhot, rainy, clean air77Bhot, soaked, muggy airRio de Janeiro5
December70Bsweltering, rainy, clean air75Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airRio de Janeiro5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (72 vs 79). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Lençóis

🇧🇷 Brazil · tropical climate

Best month
July 85/100
Months won
0 of 12

Rio de Janeiro

🇧🇷 Brazil · tropical climate

Best month
September 88/100
Months won
7 of 12

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