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Best time to visit Salvador

September is the best time to visit Salvador for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 15 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to January.

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 September comfort 67/100
A beach holiday December sea 27 °C
The least cloud September 44 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 42 mm
Warmth December 29 °C
Cooler weather August 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 67 26 °C 15 75
2 October 66 27 °C 11 83
3 November 64 28 °C 11 84
4 August 63 25 °C 21 72
5 December 63 29 °C 10 85
6 July 63 25 °C 22 72
7 June 60 25 °C 24 73
8 January 58 29 °C 13 77
9 February 57 29 °C 14 74
10 May 56 26 °C 23 73
11 March 53 29 °C 17 71
12 April 52 28 °C 21 71

For a beach holiday

December scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 29 °C 53 % 77
February 28 °C 29 °C 52 % 74
March 28 °C 29 °C 53 % 71
April 28 °C 28 °C 54 % 71
May 28 °C 26 °C 53 % 73
June 27 °C 25 °C 51 % 73
July 26 °C 25 °C 48 % 72
August 25 °C 25 °C 48 % 72
September 26 °C 26 °C 44 % 75
October 26 °C 27 °C 45 % 83
November 27 °C 28 °C 57 % 84
December 27 °C 29 °C 55 % 85

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 28 °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 28.7 °C 60 mm 53 %
February 28.7 °C 65 mm 52 %
March 28.7 °C 87 mm 53 %
April 27.6 °C 156 mm 54 %
May 26.5 °C 200 mm 53 %
June 25.5 °C 165 mm 51 %
July 24.9 °C 130 mm 48 %
August 24.8 °C 97 mm 48 %
September 25.8 °C 73 mm 44 %
October 27.1 °C 62 mm 45 %
November 28.0 °C 67 mm 57 %
December 28.7 °C 42 mm 55 %

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.