Best months to visit Rio.

Hi there, so you are planning to go to Rio? If you still don't know when is the best moment to visit Rio de Janeiro, here you can find some information and personal advice.

Summer goes officialy from the 20th of december to the 20th of march - the hottest month is usually january - when the temperature can hit up to 40 degrees celsius (and depending on where you are in the city, even more), but february is also very hot.
February is when the carnival happens but in some years it is celebrated in march, so confirm this information by visiting Brazilian Tourism Portal with official information about Brazil and the carnival party. http://www.braziltour.com/

If you are not looking for very hot summer, and is avoiding the crowds, why not visit Rio de Janeiro during it's "autumm" moment - which is also quite a warm season in the region of Brazil, with temperature varying between 20 and 30 degrees in Rio specially in April and may. The good thing about visiting the city this time is that you'll also find good and warm whether, you won't be joining the crowd of tourists and will benefit the low season prices - once the carnival is already finished you can plan you travel to Rio in a more affordable budget.

Personal brazilian advice:

Be carefull with the month of march, specially the last 2 weeks. It's well known among Rio de Janero's inhabitants that it can get very wet and rainy even with warm temperature. The tropical rain in Rio can be very annoying and usually it takes place in march. It's been specially severe in the last 5 years.

Overall, all cariocas are proud to hightlight we just have 2 seasons: summer and mid summer, once our winter goes very often to only 18th degrees and 25 - which for an european person, for example, is just like summer itself. So, plan you visit but remember that Rio is 85% of the time a warm place to visit, although some months you can find a lot of tropical rain.

Summary:

December - my favorite moment to be in Rio between the 20th to the New Years party in Copacabana. Lot's of parties happening in the city to celebrate the beginning of the summer, general holidays for students, the massive arrival of visitors, the whole city went magic and a bit crazy, plus the Christmas flair in a tropical and warm mood. Adorable!

January - blue sky, hot summer, go to the beach.

February - blue sky, hot summer, carnival.

March - hot, but can be and usually is very rainy.

April, may and june - low season, good whether not so hot, the city is a bit more empty, enjoy the truly "carioca" lifestyle without so much party hush - if you wish to relax, this is the perfect moment.