Best time to visit the Guianas & Northern Brazil

The best time to visit the Guianas & Northern Brazil is August to November, judged across 10 places; April is its weakest month.

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Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 10 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

The Guianas & Northern Brazil month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
JanuarygoodCarnival · 30°C highs · 10 h sunPipa, Natal, Fernando de Noronha
Februarynot its best21 wet days · best Aug–NovPipa, Natal, Fernando de Noronha
Marchnot its best25 wet days · best Aug–NovPipa, Natal, Paramaribo
Aprilnot its best25 wet days · best Aug–NovPipa, Natal, Fortaleza
Maynot its best22 wet days · best Aug–NovPipa, Jericoacoara, Fortaleza
Junegoodturtle nesting · 30°C highs · 10 h sunJericoacoara, Pipa, Fortaleza
Julygood30°C highs · 10 h sunJericoacoara, Fortaleza, Pipa
Augustin season31°C highs · 11 h sunJericoacoara, Fortaleza, Pipa
Septemberin seasondry season · 31°C highs · 11 h sunFortaleza, Pipa, Jericoacoara
Octoberin seasondry season · 31°C highs · 11 h sunPipa, Fortaleza, Fernando de Noronha
Novemberin seasondry season · 31°C highs · 11 h sunPipa, Fernando de Noronha, Fortaleza
Decembergood31°C highs · 11 h sunPipa, Natal, Fernando de Noronha

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 10 places in the Guianas & Northern Brazil

The Guianas & Northern Brazil — FAQ

When is the best time to visit the Guianas & Northern Brazil?
August to November. In September: dry season · 31°C highs · 11 h sun.
When is the low season in the Guianas & Northern Brazil?
The Guianas & Northern Brazil has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; April is the weakest (25 wet days · best Aug–Nov).
Which months are in season in the Guianas & Northern Brazil?
August to November — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.