Climate · Brazil

Brasília

Hot and mostly dry from September to October; warm and mostly dry from March to July.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years15.8°S1,090 m above the sea
  1. Jan82°28°66°19°Rain on about five days a week.
  2. Feb83°28°66°19°Rain on about five days a week.
  3. Mar83°28°65°18°Rain on about five days a week.
  4. Apr82°28°64°18°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May82°28°61°16°Rain on about one day a week.
  6. Jun81°27°59°15°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul81°27°58°14°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug84°29°60°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep88°31°65°18°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct88°31°67°19°Rain on about three days a week.
  11. Nov83°28°66°19°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec82°28°66°19°Rain on about five days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from September to October, with highs near 88°F and nights near 66°F. From March to July, highs are nearer 82°F. The rain comes from November to April, on about five days a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.The hot season runs from September to October, with highs near 31°C and nights near 19°C. From March to July, highs are nearer 28°C. The rain comes from November to April, on about five days a week. May to September is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.

Where Brasília sits

America/Sao Paulo

this place
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Latitude
15.8°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
1,090 mupland
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Nearest of ours
São Paulo872 km south

The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Brasília, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 81°F in June and July to 88°F in September and October.Highs from 27°C in June and July to 31°C in September and October.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in December (77% of days), driest in July (0%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in July (27% cover), cloudiest in December (79%).

Daylight

From 11h 12m in June to 13h 03m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Brasília, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryRainy season
66°19°82°28°
5 days78%12h 57m
FebruaryRainy season
66°19°83°28°
5 days77%12h 38m
MarchRainy season
65°18°83°28°
5 days73%12h 12m
AprilRainy season
64°18°82°28°
3 days61%11h 45m
MayAt its best
61°16°82°28°
1 day51%11h 23m
JuneAt its best
59°15°81°27°
no days37%11h 12m
JulyAt its best
58°14°81°27°
no days27%11h 17m
August
60°16°84°29°
no days29%11h 36m
SeptemberHot season
65°18°88°31°
1 day34%12h 02m
OctoberHot season
67°19°88°31°
3 days55%12h 30m
NovemberRainy season
66°19°83°28°
5 days75%12h 52m
DecemberRainy season
66°19°82°28°
5 days79%13h 03m

When is the best time to visit Brasília?


The best months are May to July: highs near 81°F, nights near 60°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are May to July: highs near 27°C, nights near 16°C, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Brasília?

September and October, with highs near 88°F and lows near 65°F. The coolest are June and July, with highs near 81°F.September and October, with highs near 31°C and lows near 18°C. The coolest are June and July, with highs near 27°C.

When does it rain most in Brasília?

December, with rain on about five days a week. July is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Brasília?

From about 11 hours in June to 13 hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Brasília?

July, when cloud covers about 27% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 79%.

Places with a year like Brasília's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Brasília's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Brasília's summer.

Elsewhere in Brazil

All of Brazil

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Brasília. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.