Rio Branco weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇷 Brazil · city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Rio Branco is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with June and May close behind. Rio Branco averages about 2,057 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 26 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,057
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,669 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 419k
- Elevation
- 185 m
When is the best time to visit Rio Branco?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Rio Branco is July, then June and May. The dullest month is October (60/100, 132 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Rio Branco?
Rio Branco gets a moderate 2,057 hours of sunshine a year. July (86/100) is noticeably better than October (60). It ranks #116 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 February, carries about 43% of the annual 1,669 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 250 mm | 9 |
| February | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 247 mm | 9 |
| March | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 228 mm | 9 |
| April | 64 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 144 mm | 9 |
| May | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 78 mm | 8 |
| June | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 30 mm | 8 |
| July | 86 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 26 mm | 8 |
| August | 75 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 43 mm | 8 |
| September | 62 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 72 mm | 8 |
| October | 60 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 132 mm | 9 |
| November | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 194 mm | 9 |
| December | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 225 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Puerto Maldonado Peru · 338 km · best in Jul · 1,984 h sun/yr
- Porto Velho Brazil · 457 km · best in Jul · 2,063 h sun/yr
- Cusco Peru · 600 km · best in Sep · 2,286 h sun/yr
- Juliaca Peru · 669 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
- Leticia Colombia · 671 km · best in Aug · 1,825 h sun/yr
- La Paz / El Alto Bolivia · 739 km · best in Nov · 3,332 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Puerto Rico/Manuripi Bolivia · 143 km · 2,129 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Cobija Bolivia · 162 km · 2,159 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Riberalta Bolivia · 236 km · 2,115 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Guayaramerín Bolivia · 297 km · 2,099 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lábrea Brazil · 448 km · 2,023 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Rio Branco compares month by month: Rio Branco vs Porto Velho · Rio Branco vs Cusco · Rio Branco vs Puerto Maldonado · Rio Branco vs Leticia · all comparisons
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