Fortaleza weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · major coastal city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Fortaleza is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with August and December close behind. Fortaleza averages about 2,889 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 49 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,889
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 1,088 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 3.6M
- Elevation
- 20 m
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When is the best time to visit Fortaleza?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fortaleza is July, then August and December. The dullest month is February (69/100, 152 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Fortaleza?
Fortaleza gets a lot of sun: around 2,889 hours a year. July (87/100) is noticeably better than February (69). It ranks #19 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,486 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around March, carries about 56% of the annual 1,088 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 130 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 69 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 152 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 218 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 244 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 146 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 80 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 90 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 49 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 85 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 10 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 7 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 9 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 82 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 29 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Fortaleza by month
The sea off Fortaleza is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in August at 27°C / 81°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
- Cruz Brazil · 224 km · best in Jul · 2,890 h sun/yr
- Juazeiro do Norte Brazil · 391 km · best in Jul · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Natal Brazil · 415 km · best in Sep · 2,889 h sun/yr
- Teresina Brazil · 497 km · best in Jul · 2,986 h sun/yr
- João Pessoa Brazil · 546 km · best in Nov · 2,971 h sun/yr
- Recife Brazil · 627 km · best in Nov · 3,161 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sobral Brazil · 189 km · 2,726 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Mossoró Brazil · 205 km · 3,194 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Cajazeiras Brazil · 346 km · 3,193 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Parnaíba Brazil · 368 km · 2,984 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Fortaleza compares month by month: Fortaleza vs Natal · Fortaleza vs Juazeiro do Norte · Fortaleza vs Cruz · all comparisons
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