SeasonMapBest time to visit Southeast Brazil
The best time to visit Southeast Brazil is June, July and September, judged across 16 places; January is its weakest month.
Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 16 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Southeast Brazil month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | good | sea warm enough · 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Trancoso, Búzios, Gramado |
| February | good | Carnival · 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Trancoso, Búzios, Gramado |
| March | good | Carnival · 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Trancoso, Búzios, Florianópolis |
| April | good | 27°C highs · 9 h sun | Búzios, Curitiba, Campos do Jordão |
| May | good | 25°C highs | Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto, Trancoso |
| June | in season | dry season · the humidity has gone · 24°C highs | Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto, Trancoso |
| July | in season | dry season · the humidity has gone · 24°C highs | Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, Bonito |
| August | good | dry season · the humidity has gone · 24°C highs | Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto, São Paulo |
| September | in season | dry season · 26°C highs · 10 h sun | Ouro Preto, Trancoso, Campos do Jordão |
| October | good | 26°C highs | Trancoso, Búzios, Porto Alegre |
| November | good | 27°C highs · 10 h sun | Curitiba, Gramado, Búzios |
| December | good | 29°C highs · 10 h sun | Gramado, Búzios, Trancoso |
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 16 places in Southeast Brazil
- Belo HorizonteBrazilweather by month →
- BonitoBrazilweather by month →
- BúziosBrazilweather by month →
- Campos do JordãoBrazilweather by month →
- CuritibaBrazilweather by month →
- FlorianópolisBrazilweather by month →
- Foz do IguaçuBrazilweather by month →
- GramadoBrazilweather by month →
- Ilha GrandeBrazilweather by month →
- Ouro PretoBrazilweather by month →
- ParatyBrazilweather by month →
- Porto AlegreBrazilweather by month →
- Rio de JaneiroBrazilweather by month →
- São PauloBrazilweather by month →
- TrancosoBrazilweather by month →
- VitóriaBrazilweather by month →
Southeast Brazil — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Southeast Brazil?
- June, July and September. In July: dry season · the humidity has gone · 24°C highs.
- When is the low season in Southeast Brazil?
- Southeast Brazil has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; January is the weakest (sea warm enough · 29°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in Southeast Brazil?
- June, July and September — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.