What's on in Florianópolis, Brazil through the year

Peak crowds — Southern summer invasion, Summer holidays in Brazil

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), Southern summer invasion (20 Dec – 28 Feb)

Peak crowds — Carnival, Southern summer invasion

• Festival

  Carnival

  13–18 FebCrowded

  Street blocos in the old centre and a large gay carnival based around the Mole beach clubs rather than a stadium parade. Buses run a holiday timetable all week and the ferries queue. Source ↗

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), Southern summer invasion (20 Dec – 28 Feb)

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Carnival (13–18 Feb), Sea warm enough to swim (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet

• Season

  Winter swell on the east coast

  1 Apr – 30 Sep · usuallySurf season

  South swells arrive with the cold fronts and Mole, Joaquina and Campeche work best through the cool half of the year. Wetsuit water from June, and the beaches are otherwise empty.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Winter swell on the east coast (1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Winter swell on the east coast (1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — July winter break in Brazil, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Southern right whales

  1 Jul – 15 Nov · usuallyWhale season

  Right whales calve along the coast just south of the island, with the best odds in September and October off Garopaba and Imbituba. From Floripa it is a day trip, not a beach sighting.

Still on: Winter swell on the east coast (1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually))

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Winter swell on the east coast (1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)), Southern right whales (1 Jul – 15 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Winter swell on the east coast (1 Apr – 30 Sep (usually)), Southern right whales (1 Jul – 15 Nov (usually))

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

• Festival

  Fenaostra

  6–12 OctMajor festival

  The island grows most of Brazil's oysters and spends a week eating them at the CentroSul, with music and an Azorean streak through it. The date has moved between July and October lately. Source ↗

Still on: Southern right whales (1 Jul – 15 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Southern right whales (1 Jul – 15 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Southern summer invasion, Summer holidays in Brazil

• Season

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 Dec – 15 Apr · usually

  The water is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to about mid-April, and it stays that way for a few weeks after the crowds have gone home.

• Season

  Southern summer invasion

  20 Dec – 28 FebSchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  Argentines and paulistas roughly double the island between Christmas and carnival, the road north is one queue and Jurere prices accordingly. The south of the island stays comparatively sane.