Ilhéus weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Ilhéus is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with August and October close behind. Ilhéus averages about 2,484 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 57 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,484
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 1,194 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 231k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Ilhéus?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ilhéus is September, then August and October. The dullest month is March (70/100, 126 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ilhéus?
Ilhéus gets a moderate 2,484 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 13 Sunshine Score points separate September from March. It ranks #67 of 131 destinations in Brazil for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,486 hours. The year's 1,194 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 | 75 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 100 mm | 13 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 75 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 99 mm | 13 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 126 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 120 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 73 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 112 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 74 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 107 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 92 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 79 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 77 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 83 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 57 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 84 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 123 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 97 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Ilhéus by month
The sea off Ilhéus is warmest in March at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 26°C / 79°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
- Porto Seguro Brazil · 180 km · best in Sep · 2,554 h sun/yr
- Vitória da Conquista Brazil · 202 km · best in Sep · 2,650 h sun/yr
- Salvador Brazil · 226 km · best in Dec · 2,519 h sun/yr
- Aracaju Brazil · 476 km · best in Dec · 2,754 h sun/yr
- Vitória Brazil · 619 km · best in Jul · 2,384 h sun/yr
- Petrolina Brazil · 629 km · best in Aug · 3,026 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Una Brazil · 60 km · 2,806 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Maraú Brazil · 102 km · 2,877 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Valença Brazil · 169 km · 2,877 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Ilhéus compares month by month: Ilhéus vs Salvador · Ilhéus vs Vitória da Conquista · Ilhéus vs Porto Seguro · all comparisons
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