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Best time to visit Barra da Tijuca

July is the best time to visit Barra da Tijuca for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to August.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 87/100
A beach holiday June sea 23 °C
The least cloud August 44 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 36 mm
Warmth February 31 °C
Cooler weather July 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 87 25 °C 7 84
2 June 87 26 °C 6 88
3 August 85 26 °C 7 84
4 May 79 26 °C 10 83
5 September 77 27 °C 10 78
6 October 70 28 °C 11 78
7 April 69 28 °C 11 84
8 November 63 28 °C 14 72
9 December 56 30 °C 15 71
10 March 55 30 °C 16 72
11 February 54 31 °C 13 72
12 January 51 31 °C 16 69

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 31 °C 69 % 69
February 25 °C 31 °C 61 % 72
March 26 °C 30 °C 61 % 72
April 25 °C 28 °C 51 % 84
May 24 °C 26 °C 51 % 83
June 23 °C 26 °C 46 % 88
July 22 °C 25 °C 45 % 84
August 21 °C 26 °C 44 % 84
September 21 °C 27 °C 56 % 78
October 22 °C 28 °C 65 % 78
November 22 °C 28 °C 70 % 72
December 24 °C 30 °C 69 % 71

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 31.0 °C 165 mm 69 %
February 31.5 °C 123 mm 61 %
March 30.0 °C 131 mm 61 %
April 28.4 °C 78 mm 51 %
May 26.1 °C 66 mm 51 %
June 25.6 °C 41 mm 46 %
July 25.3 °C 43 mm 45 %
August 26.3 °C 36 mm 44 %
September 27.1 °C 68 mm 56 %
October 28.2 °C 81 mm 65 %
November 28.3 °C 123 mm 70 %
December 30.0 °C 135 mm 69 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.