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SEASONS, RAIN AND COLD IN BRAZIL
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Weather: regional patterns
Seasons in Brazil are the reverse of those of Europe and United States:
Spring: 22nd September - 21st December
Summer: 22nd December - 21st March
Autumn: 22nd March - 21st June
Winter: 22nd June - 21st September
But you should not deduce too much from this division. Truly, this four season pattern is only applicable to southern Brazil. Most of Brazil territory shares a two-season pattern: a rainy season (the summer) and a non-rainy one (the winter).
And it is the rain – not the cold – that you should equate if your destination is the Northeast, the Amazon, or even Rio de Janeiro and surroundings. Though most showers usually last no more than one hour or two, with subsequent sun reappearing, there are more persistent rainfalls, namely at regions with pronounced rainy seasons as the Amazon and the Pantanal.
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BRAZIL
AMAZON WEATHER
The rainy season begins mid-October in the southern region of Amazon, and in December in the central zone (Manaus…); it lasts till March (in the south) or to mid-May (in the centre) or even to June, mostly in the north.
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For detailed information about the Amazon and the best periods for visiting it, see:
Amazon rain forest; Brazil weather
Amazon Manaus table weather
BRAZIL PANTANAL WEATHER
AND CLIMATE ZONES
The rainy season lasts from December to March. The intermediary seasons are April-June and October-November. In the rainy season, rain is obviously intense, the temperature is high, and Pantanal gets flooded. This isn’t a good period to visit Pantanal, especially January and February. It’s much better to visit the Pantanal in the dry season, or in the intermediary ones.
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Pantanal and Brazilia table weather
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BRAZILIAN
NORTH-EAST COAST WEATHER
AND CLIMATE ZONES
Salvador, Fortaleza, Recife or resorts near these towns (Praia do Forte, Porto Galinhas, Natal, etc.) have agreeable temperatures all year round. They rarely dip below 25ºC (77ºF) and there are very few days hotter than 32 or 33ºC (90ºF). Winter temperatures are just 3-4ºC degrees below the «summer» temperatures.
In Salvador and Recife regions the rainy season begins around the beginning of April, and lasts three months, more or less. At Fortaleza the rain begins a little later (advanced April or May) and lasts also three months.
Anyhow, those are all year round beach regions. Showers usually don’t last enough to spoil the visitant vacations.
For more detailed information:
Recife, Fortaleza and Bahia table weather: the Northeast coast
For more information, about the Northeast:
Tropical beaches: Bahia
Brazilian Beaches: Recife, Olinda, Porto Galinhas and around
Brazilian Beaches: Maceio, Joao Pessoa, Natal…
Brazilian beaches: Fortaleza
Beaches around Fortaleza (Ceara beaches)
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BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO WEATHER
The high season in Rio is summer (December to March), but this high season is also the most crowded period, as well as with the highest hotel prices. So, off-season (May-October) is also a good option, if you are looking for low hotel prices and don’t mind to face the risk of having some days of low temperatures: Rio’s winter temperatures stay around the 70sº F/20sº C, dipping occasionally below the 60ºF/15ºC (there are some short periods of low temperatures, and beach life isn’t agreeable).
Rainy days can be disturbing in a visit to Rio, but they are very unpredictable. They can happen even in the high season. The solution, when the rain comes unexpectedly, is to have alternatives as shopping or indoor visits or amusement - and Rio has plenty.
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Brazil Rio de Janeiro table weather
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For more travel information, hotels, flights and entertainment in Rio de Janeiro and nearby beaches, see:
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Nightlife, entertainment, cuisine and shopping in Rio de Janeiro
Beaches with high cosmopolitism: Rio de Janeiro and around
BRAZIL
SAO PAULO WEATHER
AND CLIMATE
Sao Paulo isn’t entirely a southern Brazilian city. Sao Paulo is too near to Rio de Janeiro not to share some of its climate patterns. Some of the coastal zones of Sao Paulo state are climatically very similar to Rio’s ones. But due to the plateau and rather interior situation of Sao Paulo city, its weather also has some similitude with much more interior and southern regions. And that means, roughly, that Sao Paulo has many days with agreeable temperatures and good weather, but also that the summer can be very sticky and the winter can have very cold days.
For more detailed information:
Brazil São Paulo table weather
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Nightlife, entertainment, cuisine and shopping in Sao Paulo
Beaches near Sao Paulo and Southward
SOUTH BRAZIL WEATHER
AND CLIMATE
The south of Brazil has a more conventional four-season climate, with a cold winter (winter temperatures and evenings can be low and uncomfortable: 5°C-8°C/41ºF-47ºF) and a hot summer. Sweaters and light winter coats are needed, in winter.
The best time to visit those regions – if you want to profit from nearby beaches -- is undoubtedly summer (December-March) and the months closer to summer, unless you want to visit other highlights as Iguassu Falls or Blumenau Oktoberfest, or just travelling in a rather European alike region.
For more detailed information:
South of Brazil (Florianopolis, Iguassu) table weather
For more travel information, hotels, flights and entertainment in South Brazil, see:
Beaches near Sao Paulo and Southward
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