South America · City travel
Best time to visit Rio de Janeiro
Early Jul, Late Jul is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.8°C, with 2.2 rainy days per 10 days.
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Season calendar
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest
Events & natural phenomena
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FestivalRio Carnival
Usually Feb 1–Mar 10 (dates vary by year)
It is held in the days before Lent (13–21 February in 2026), with parades at the Sambadrome.
Source: Official source
Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Off-season | 28.9°C | 6.8 | 70.6% |
| February | Off-season | 29.2°C | 5.9 | 63.7% |
| March | Fair | 28.5°C | 6.0 | 64.7% |
| April | Good | 27.2°C | 4.5 | 55.1% |
| May | Great | 25.5°C | 3.3 | 53.5% |
| June | Great | 25.1°C | 2.6 | 47.6% |
| July | Best | 24.8°C | 2.2 | 44.5% |
| August | Great | 25.6°C | 2.4 | 45.3% |
| September | Good | 26.4°C | 3.5 | 57.2% |
| October | Okay | 26.9°C | 4.8 | 70.9% |
| November | Off-season | 26.9°C | 6.5 | 77.3% |
| December | Off-season | 28.1°C | 6.9 | 74.5% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.