Best time to visit Cabo Frio

June is the best time to visit Cabo Frio for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to September.

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 June comfort 87/100
A beach holiday June sea 23 °C
The least cloud August 41 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 40 mm
Warmth February 28 °C
Cooler weather July 23 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 June 87 24 °C 7 83
2 July 87 23 °C 7 78
3 August 86 24 °C 7 77
4 September 80 24 °C 10 73
5 May 80 24 °C 11 78
6 October 76 25 °C 11 75
7 April 71 26 °C 12 81
8 November 67 25 °C 15 69
9 February 63 28 °C 11 82
10 December 61 27 °C 16 74
11 January 60 28 °C 14 75
12 March 59 27 °C 16 75

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 24 °C 28 °C 66 % 75
February 24 °C 28 °C 57 % 82
March 25 °C 27 °C 60 % 75
April 25 °C 26 °C 49 % 81
May 24 °C 24 °C 47 % 78
June 23 °C 24 °C 41 % 83
July 22 °C 23 °C 41 % 78
August 22 °C 24 °C 41 % 77
September 21 °C 24 °C 52 % 73
October 22 °C 25 °C 63 % 75
November 23 °C 25 °C 70 % 69
December 24 °C 27 °C 67 % 74

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 27 °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 27.6 °C 169 mm 66 %
February 27.9 °C 117 mm 57 %
March 27.4 °C 159 mm 60 %
April 26.4 °C 83 mm 49 %
May 24.5 °C 81 mm 47 %
June 23.9 °C 43 mm 41 %
July 23.5 °C 44 mm 41 %
August 23.6 °C 40 mm 41 %
September 24.1 °C 73 mm 52 %
October 24.8 °C 89 mm 63 %
November 25.4 °C 162 mm 70 %
December 26.8 °C 179 mm 67 %

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.

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