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Best time to visit Florianopolis

Late Apr–Early Jun, Early Jul–Late Jul, Mid Aug–Late Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.0°C, with 3.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Florianopolis
Photo: Ctseelig (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 17.2-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Florianopolis season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 26.8)Mid Jan: Off-season (season score 21.3)Late Jan: Off-season (season score 23.1)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 27.5)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 28.0)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 24.4)Early Mar: Fair (season score 32.6)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 43.4)Late Mar: Okay (season score 49.1)Early Apr: Good (season score 58.6)Mid Apr: Good (season score 71.4)Late Apr: Great (season score 72.2)Early May: Great (season score 78.7)Mid May: Great (season score 71.8)Late May: Great (season score 75.0)Early Jun: Great (season score 77.5)Mid Jun: Good (season score 71.3)Late Jun: Good (season score 70.3)Early Jul: Great (season score 71.5)Mid Jul: Great (season score 72.0)Late Jul: Great (season score 77.2)Early Aug: Good (season score 69.0)Mid Aug: Great (season score 73.4)Late Aug: Great (season score 74.5)Early Sep: Good (season score 61.1)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 55.7)Late Sep: Okay (season score 54.7)Early Oct: Okay (season score 47.0)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 42.9)Late Oct: Okay (season score 52.5)Early Nov: Okay (season score 52.5)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 52.8)Late Nov: Okay (season score 47.6)Early Dec: Okay (season score 45.4)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 40.2)Late Dec: Fair (season score 29.2)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOff-season29.8°C7.171.4%
FebruaryOff-season29.9°C6.967.7%
MarchFair29.0°C5.964.1%
AprilGood27.0°C4.459.2%
MayGreat24.0°C3.657.9%
JuneGreat22.2°C3.561.4%
JulyGreat21.5°C3.559.2%
AugustGreat22.4°C3.359.8%
SeptemberGood23.4°C4.771.1%
OctoberOkay24.8°C5.677.7%
NovemberOkay26.6°C5.571.0%
DecemberFair28.8°C6.270.7%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Florianopolis?
Late Apr–Early Jun, Early Jul–Late Jul, Mid Aug–Late Aug. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.0°C, with 3.5 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.
When should I avoid visiting Florianopolis?
Early Jan–Late Feb is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 29.8°C, with 7.0 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Florianopolis?
January, February, December, with about 7.1 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.