Belém weather by month & the best time to visit

🇧🇷 Brazil · major coastal city · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Belém is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with July and September close behind. Belém averages about 2,385 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 93 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

2,385

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

76/100

Rain / year

2,568 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

2.2M

Elevation

11 m

When is the best time to visit Belém?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Belém is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (65/100, 311 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Belém?

Belém gets a moderate 2,385 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #79 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around March, carries about 45% of the annual 2,568 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Belém by month

The sea off Belém is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 30°C / 86°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Macapá Brazil · 330 km · best in Aug · 2,203 h sun/yr
• Marabá Brazil · 450 km · best in Jul · 2,273 h sun/yr
• São Luís Brazil · 490 km · best in Oct · 2,413 h sun/yr
• Santarém Brazil · 712 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
• Teresina Brazil · 749 km · best in Jul · 2,986 h sun/yr
• Cayenne French Guiana · 813 km · best in Sep · 2,049 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Salinópolis Brazil · 148 km · 2,474 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Breves Brazil · 221 km · 2,304 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Paragominas Brazil · 223 km · 2,374 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Tucuruí Brazil · 301 km · 2,329 h sun/yr · best in Aug

Head-to-head

How Belém compares month by month: Belém vs São Luís · Belém vs Macapá · Belém vs Marabá · Belém vs Cayenne · all comparisons