Florianópolis weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Florianópolis is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with July and April close behind. Florianópolis averages about 2,046 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 96 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,046
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 1,569 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 5 m
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When is the best time to visit Florianópolis?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Florianópolis is June, then July and April. The dullest month is January (63/100, 189 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Florianópolis?
Florianópolis gets a moderate 2,046 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate June from January. It ranks #118 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,486 hours. The year's 1,569 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 189 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 64 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 146 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 65 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 141 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 19° / 66°F | 101 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 70 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 114 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| June | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 96 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| July | 73 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 96 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 72 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 103 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 63 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 152 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| October | 64 | 25° / 77°F | 17° / 63°F | 144 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 134 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| December | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 153 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Florianópolis by month
The sea off Florianópolis is warmest in February at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in July at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 9 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Navegantes Brazil · 88 km · best in Aug · 1,888 h sun/yr
- Curitiba Brazil · 246 km · best in Aug · 2,019 h sun/yr
- Porto Alegre Brazil · 363 km · best in Apr · 2,283 h sun/yr
- Chapecó Brazil · 409 km · best in Aug · 2,444 h sun/yr
- São Paulo Brazil · 516 km · best in Aug · 2,156 h sun/yr
- Campinas Brazil · 538 km · best in Aug · 2,449 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Jaguaruna Brazil · 122 km · 2,097 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Criciúma Brazil · 145 km · 2,097 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Joinville Brazil · 163 km · 1,888 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Lages Brazil · 171 km · 2,120 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Florianópolis compares month by month: Florianópolis vs Porto Alegre · Florianópolis vs Curitiba · Florianópolis vs Navegantes · all comparisons
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