When to go · Belém

Belém in May

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: 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 22
Crowds: Low; Brazil overall
Prices: Low; Brazil overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Belém

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–May (heavy rain); Círio de Nazaré week in October (crowds, high prices).

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

BelémHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 22 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 22 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.

Brazil overall: Good value: pleasant Rio, Iguaçu and São Paulo; Amazon high water.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Belém, side by side.

First month

Second month

May: 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.