SeasonMapBest time to visit Northern Brazil & the Guianas
The best time to visit Northern Brazil & the Guianas is September, October and December, judged across 20 places; March is its weakest month.
Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 20 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Northern Brazil & the Guianas month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | 30°C highs · 10 h sun | Pipa, João Pessoa, Maceió |
| February | good | Carnival · 30°C highs · 10 h sun | Maceió, Morro de São Paulo, Salvador |
| March | good | Carnival · 30°C highs · 10 h sun | Morro de São Paulo, Maceió, Recife |
| April | good | 30°C highs · 10 h sun | Recife, Pipa, Maceió |
| May | good | 30°C highs · 10 h sun | Brasília, Pipa, Recife |
| June | good | 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Brasília, Jericoacoara, Pipa |
| July | good | 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Brasília, Jericoacoara, Fortaleza |
| August | good | 29°C highs · 11 h sun | Jericoacoara, Fortaleza, Pipa |
| September | in season | dry season · 30°C highs · 11 h sun | Fortaleza, Pipa, Jericoacoara |
| October | in season | dry season · 31°C highs · 11 h sun | Pipa, João Pessoa, Recife |
| November | good | dry season · 31°C highs · 11 h sun | Pipa, João Pessoa, Maceió |
| December | in season | 31°C highs · 11 h sun | Pipa, João Pessoa, Maceió |
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 20 places in Northern Brazil & the Guianas
- Alter do ChãoBrazilweather by month →
- BarreirinhasBrazilweather by month →
- BelémBrazilweather by month →
- BrasíliaBrazilweather by month →
- CayenneFrench Guianaweather by month →
- Fernando de NoronhaBrazilweather by month →
- FortalezaBrazilweather by month →
- GeorgetownGuyanaweather by month →
- JericoacoaraBrazilweather by month →
- João PessoaBrazilweather by month →
- LençóisBrazilweather by month →
- MaceióBrazilweather by month →
- ManausBrazilweather by month →
- Morro de São PauloBrazilweather by month →
- NatalBrazilweather by month →
- ParamariboSurinameweather by month →
- PipaBrazilweather by month →
- Porto de GalinhasBrazilweather by month →
- RecifeBrazilweather by month →
- SalvadorBrazilweather by month →
Northern Brazil & the Guianas — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Northern Brazil & the Guianas?
- September, October and December. In September: dry season · 30°C highs · 11 h sun.
- When is the low season in Northern Brazil & the Guianas?
- Northern Brazil & the Guianas has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; March is the weakest (Carnival · 30°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in Northern Brazil & the Guianas?
- September, October and December — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.