Best time to visit João Pessoa

October is the best time to visit João Pessoa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to December.

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 October comfort 65/100
A beach holiday October sea 27 °C
The least cloud September 42 % average cloud cover
The least rain November 25 mm
Warmth February 29 °C
Cooler weather July 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 65 28 °C 10 84
2 November 64 29 °C 10 84
3 September 63 27 °C 14 77
4 August 61 27 °C 17 74
5 December 60 29 °C 12 78
6 July 57 26 °C 21 74
7 June 55 27 °C 21 74
8 January 53 29 °C 17 71
9 February 52 29 °C 17 70
10 May 51 28 °C 21 72
11 April 49 29 °C 22 70
12 March 48 29 °C 20 69

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 29 °C 58 % 71
February 28 °C 29 °C 59 % 70
March 29 °C 29 °C 59 % 69
April 29 °C 29 °C 62 % 70
May 28 °C 28 °C 56 % 72
June 27 °C 27 °C 55 % 74
July 27 °C 26 °C 51 % 74
August 26 °C 27 °C 46 % 74
September 26 °C 27 °C 42 % 77
October 27 °C 28 °C 45 % 84
November 27 °C 29 °C 49 % 84
December 28 °C 29 °C 53 % 78

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 29 °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 29.2 °C 61 mm 58 %
February 29.3 °C 81 mm 59 %
March 29.2 °C 100 mm 59 %
April 28.7 °C 130 mm 62 %
May 28.0 °C 131 mm 56 %
June 27.0 °C 135 mm 55 %
July 26.4 °C 127 mm 51 %
August 26.6 °C 58 mm 46 %
September 27.3 °C 38 mm 42 %
October 28.4 °C 26 mm 45 %
November 28.9 °C 25 mm 49 %
December 29.2 °C 36 mm 53 %

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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