South America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Lencois Maranhenses (Barreirinhas)

Mid Jul–Late Jul is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.9°C, with 2.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Lencois Maranhenses (Barreirinhas)
Photo: Paulo Cattelan (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Lencois Maranhenses (Barreirinhas) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 29.9)Mid Jan: Fair (season score 31.3)Late Jan: Fair (season score 31.7)Early Feb: Fair (season score 35.0)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 18.9)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 25.1)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 21.4)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 17.9)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 11.7)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 16.5)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 17.1)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 19.1)Early May: Off-season (season score 27.1)Mid May: Fair (season score 41.6)Late May: Okay (season score 54.7)Early Jun: Good (season score 62.8)Mid Jun: Great (season score 74.9)Late Jun: Great (season score 83.0)Early Jul: Great (season score 77.6)Mid Jul: Best (season score 88.3)Late Jul: Best (season score 86.1)Early Aug: Great (season score 83.3)Mid Aug: Great (season score 79.1)Late Aug: Good (season score 70.4)Early Sep: Good (season score 66.9)Mid Sep: Good (season score 60.0)Late Sep: Good (season score 58.1)Early Oct: Okay (season score 55.3)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 52.6)Late Oct: Okay (season score 51.4)Early Nov: Okay (season score 46.4)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 46.0)Late Nov: Okay (season score 46.3)Early Dec: Okay (season score 46.7)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 45.4)Late Dec: Fair (season score 40.7)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
JanuaryFair33.0°C6.873.5%
FebruaryOff-season32.1°C8.076.8%
MarchOff-season31.6°C8.981.9%
AprilOff-season31.4°C8.980.7%
MayFair31.6°C7.466.3%
JuneGreat31.9°C4.948.8%
JulyGreat32.6°C2.940.7%
AugustGreat34.7°C0.928.3%
SeptemberGood36.4°C0.626.7%
OctoberOkay36.9°C0.734.2%
NovemberOkay36.5°C1.347.2%
DecemberOkay35.3°C2.756.8%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Lencois Maranhenses (Barreirinhas)?
Mid Jul–Late Jul. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.9°C, with 2.1 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Lencois Maranhenses (Barreirinhas)?
Late Mar is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 31.3°C, with 9.5 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Lencois Maranhenses (Barreirinhas)?
February, March, April, with about 8.9 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.