Bonito weather by month
The best time to visit Bonito is June to August — 92/100 in July, 27°C and 3 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, April to September (82/100 on average).
The worst month is December at 57/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See December →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Brazil →
Best season: April to September (82/100 on average) · worst December (57/100)
- Days
- 27°C
- Nights
- 15°C
- Wet days
- 3
- Sun
- 9.2 h
- Humidity
- 62%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Bonito, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Bonito is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Bonito through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Every attraction sold by voucher1 Jan – 31 DecRule
- February
- Carnaval week14–18 FebFestival
- March
- Semana Santa long weekend3–5 AprHoliday
- July
- Festival de Cinema de Bonito24 Jul – 1 AugFestival
- August
- Festival de Inverno26–30 AugFestival
- November
- Rain clouds the rivers15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Season
- December
- Sunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul15 Dec – 15 Jan (usually)Nature
Crowds in Bonito in July
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsFestival de Cinema de Bonito, July winter break in Brazil, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Bonito
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Bonito forum threads describe December through February as peak rainy season here, with waterfalls running at their fullest but river water sometimes losing some of the crystal clarity Bonito is famous for at other times of year. Counterintuitively, posters noted January/February also bring the strongest sun angle, which actually benefits underwater visibility for floating and diving in the region's spring-fed rivers despite the higher rain chance. This window is also Brazil's peak domestic summer travel season, so bigger crowds at the main river and cave attractions were a consistent theme alongside the weather discussion.
Forum posters describe June-July as dry season and Brazilian winter here, but genuinely mild rather than cold - daytime temperatures commonly around 26C and rarely dropping below 18C even at the coolest. Posters name this dry stretch (April-September) as the best window for the region's famous river activities: water clarity is at its best (described as crystalline) and wildlife concentrates visibly along the riverbanks, making boat trips for animal spotting particularly rewarding. July does bring more visitors thanks to Brazil's mid-year school holidays, but posters consistently describe it as busier rather than genuinely crowded, with a pleasant rather than overwhelming atmosphere even during this bump in tourism.
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