Itaboraí climate
Itaboraí is warmest in February, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 16 °C. January is the wettest month (250 mm) and August the driest (42 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Itaboraí averages 1,630 mm of rain and 253 days above 25 °C.
Brazil · population 240,040 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month February 31 °C
- Coldest month July 16 °C
- Driest month August 42 mm
- Wettest month January 250 mm
- Least cloud August 42 % cloud
- Hottest on record November 41 °C
- Coldest on record July 8.6 °C
What to expectItaboraí through the year
Itaboraí has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 25 °C in July to 31 °C in February, a swing of 6.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 253 days a year reach 25 °C, 96 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in November.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 250 mm against 42 mm in August — 5.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2 °C | 250 mm | 70 % |
| February | 30.6 °C | 199 mm | 61 % |
| March | 29.0 °C | 221 mm | 63 % |
| April | 27.4 °C | 108 mm | 52 % |
| May | 25.1 °C | 80 mm | 50 % |
| June | 24.8 °C | 44 mm | 44 % |
| July | 24.5 °C | 45 mm | 43 % |
| August | 25.3 °C | 42 mm | 42 % |
| September | 26.4 °C | 82 mm | 54 % |
| October | 27.4 °C | 107 mm | 65 % |
| November | 27.5 °C | 208 mm | 72 % |
| December | 29.1 °C | 245 mm | 70 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2 °C | 22.6 °C | 25.9 °C | 40.8 °C | 17.8 °C | 28 | 17 | 0 |
| February | 30.6 °C | 22.6 °C | 26.1 °C | 39.6 °C | 18.1 °C | 27 | 17 | 0 |
| March | 29.0 °C | 21.9 °C | 25.0 °C | 37.9 °C | 17.2 °C | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| April | 27.4 °C | 20.3 °C | 23.4 °C | 35.9 °C | 12.9 °C | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 25.1 °C | 17.7 °C | 20.9 °C | 33.0 °C | 11.5 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| June | 24.8 °C | 16.2 °C | 20.0 °C | 33.1 °C | 8.7 °C | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 24.5 °C | 15.6 °C | 19.5 °C | 33.3 °C | 8.6 °C | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 25.3 °C | 16.1 °C | 20.1 °C | 34.7 °C | 10.1 °C | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| September | 26.4 °C | 17.6 °C | 21.4 °C | 38.8 °C | 9.6 °C | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 27.4 °C | 19.3 °C | 22.8 °C | 39.8 °C | 12.6 °C | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| November | 27.5 °C | 20.3 °C | 23.4 °C | 40.9 °C | 14.0 °C | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| December | 29.1 °C | 21.8 °C | 25.0 °C | 39.0 °C | 14.6 °C | 26 | 13 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 250 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 70 % | 80 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 199 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 61 % | 80 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 221 mm | 21 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 83 % | 11 km/h |
| April | 108 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 83 % | 11 km/h |
| May | 80 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 83 % | 10 km/h |
| June | 44 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 44 % | 82 % | 10.0 km/h |
| July | 45 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 43 % | 80 % | 11 km/h |
| August | 42 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 42 % | 79 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 82 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 54 % | 78 % | 14 km/h |
| October | 107 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 79 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 208 mm | 19 | 13 h/day | 72 % | 81 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 245 mm | 21 | 14 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
How Itaboraí compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itaboraí | 31 °C | 16 °C | 1,630 mm | 253 |
| Magé · Brazil | 31 °C | 16 °C | 1,588 mm | 260 |
| Niterói · Brazil | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,550 mm | 268 |
| Rio de Janeiro · Brazil | 31 °C | 17 °C | 1,601 mm | 265 |
| Teresópolis · Brazil | 26 °C | 13 °C | 2,028 mm | 127 |
| Petrópolis · Brazil | 27 °C | 13 °C | 1,966 mm | 154 |
| Duque de Caxias · Brazil | 31 °C | 16 °C | 1,613 mm | 271 |
Where Itaboraí ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in South America in February | 45thof 50 | 31 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Itaboraí.
QuestionsCommon questions about Itaboraí’s climate
When is the best time to visit Itaboraí?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Itaboraí get?
In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 96 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 16 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Itaboraí?
January, averaging 250 mm over 21 days with rain. The driest month is August with 42 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,630 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Itaboraí rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.