Best Time to Visit Recife

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit Recife. We created climate tables and charts for the location of Recife. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit Recife for your holiday.

Climate Overview

Thermometer Symbol 21 °C to 30 °C
Waves Symbol 26 °C to 27 °C
Rainy Cloud Symbol 1.8915.35 in (8 – 23 Days of Rain)
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Best Time to Visit Recife: Overview

JanuaryJan
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FebruaryFeb
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MarchMar
Up to 10.43 in of rainof rain
AprilApr
Up to 12.85 in of rainof rain
MayMay
Up to 12.95 in of rainof rain
JuneJun
Up to 15.34 in of rainof rain
JulyJul
Up to 15.18 in of rainof rain
AugustAug
Up to 8.41 in of rainof rain
SeptemberSep
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OctoberOct
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NovemberNov
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Climate Chart Recife

Climate Chart Recife
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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Table Recife

In the following, you will find the climate table for Recife, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, Water Temperatures, and Hours of Sunshine.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day Temperature30°30°30°30°29°29°27°28°28°29°30°30°
Night Temperature22°23°23°23°22°22°21°21°21°21°22°22°
Water Temperature27°27°27°27°27°27°26°26°26°26°27°27°
Precipitation (inch)4.075.6810.4312.8512.9515.3415.188.414.822.61.882.56
Rainy days1212161921222319151189
Hours of Sunshine887666677898
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Temperatures
The annual average temperature is 25.5 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: February (26.4 °C)
Coldest month: August (24.1 °C)

The maximum water temperature is 27 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
all months

Precipitation
Overall annual precipitation: 96.77 inch on 187 rainy days

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

Rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation): March, April, May, June, July, and August
Overall precipitation in the rainy season: 75.15 in

You cannot expect snow in any month.

Sunshine
As our climate table shows, November is the sunniest month with an average of 8.9 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

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Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Recife
few clouds     few clouds, 23 °C
Clouds: 20 %       Wind: 2 mph WNW
Air Pressure: 1011 hPa       Humidity: 78 %
Last updated: 8th Feb 2023, 06:30 am
The next days …
8th Feb 20239th Feb 202310th Feb 202311th Feb 202312th Feb 202313th Feb 2023
light rain25 °C to 28 °Clight rain26 °C to 29 °Clight rain26 °C to 29 °Clight rain26 °C to 29 °Clight rain26 °C to 29 °Cmoderate rain25 °C to 28 °C
25 °C to 28 °C26 °C to 29 °C26 °C to 29 °C26 °C to 29 °C26 °C to 29 °C25 °C to 28 °C
Clouds: 99 %Clouds: 61 %Clouds: 85 %Clouds: 12 %Clouds: 43 %Clouds: 75 %
0.05 in of rain0.21 in of rain0.28 in of rain0.07 in of rain0.11 in of rain1.61 in of rain
Weather information provided by OpenWeatherMap. (CC BY-SA)
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Brazil: Regions

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