When to go · Belém
Belém in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–May (heavy rain); Círio de Nazaré week in October (crowds, high prices).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 33°C (91°F)91°F (33°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 20
- Crowds
- High
- Brazil overall
- Prices
- High
- Brazil overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–May (heavy rain); Círio de Nazaré week in October (crowds, high prices).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).
- JulyGreatInside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).
- AugustGreatInside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).
- SeptemberGreatInside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).
Weather in December
- BelémHighs around 33 °C (91 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 91 °F (33 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 20 days
- Amazon, Brazil · Manaus, Amazon lodges, Belémrainy
Hot and humid all year; high water around May–July lets canoes enter flooded forest; low water August–November exposes beaches. Fire smoke can haze the sky in September–October.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas big impact
25 Dec · Brazil
Family holiday; summer travel peak starts.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Brazil overall
- High
- Prices · Brazil overall
- High
Brazil overall: Summer rains start; New Year's Eve on Copacabana fills Rio; book everything early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Belém, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Jun: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Night low
Dec: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 20
Jun: 17 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jun: 1
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–May (heavy rain); Círio de Nazaré week in October (crowds, high prices).
June: Inside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).
Belém: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast