Brazil Weather
As the savvy traveler has probably already figured out, Brazil’s weather is as variable as its landscape. The equator bisects the country, and so 90% of the country is tropical. Temperatures along the equator are hot with next to no seasonal variation.
Travelers taking a Brazilian cruise during the winter months (May through September) should be prepared for frosts in the southern regions of the country, and snow in those southern mountain ranges.
The big coastal cities of Rio de Janeiro and Salvador enjoy perpetual warm temperatures, while the southern cities of Porto Alegro and Curitiba often experience freezing temperatures in the winter. In the north, Sao Paulo and Brasilia remain moderate because of their coastal status.
The Amazon region is famously hot and humid, with rain falling nearly every day except in the dry months that vary depending on their location north or south of the equator. The rainy season occurs in the rest of the country during the winter months of December through April.
