Porto de Galinhas in August

Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Aug (wettest, more wind and rain); Brazilian school holidays and long weekends for crowds and prices.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• SeptemberGreatInside Porto de Galinhas's best window: Sep–Mar (warm, dry-ish, best tides); Dec–Feb is peak and crowded.
• OctoberGreatInside Porto de Galinhas's best window: Sep–Mar (warm, dry-ish, best tides); Dec–Feb is peak and crowded.
• NovemberGreatInside Porto de Galinhas's best window: Sep–Mar (warm, dry-ish, best tides); Dec–Feb is peak and crowded.
• DecemberGreatInside Porto de Galinhas's best window: Sep–Mar (warm, dry-ish, best tides); Dec–Feb is peak and crowded.

• Porto de GalinhasHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 13 days
• Northeast coast, Brazil · Salvador, Recife, Olinda, Maceió, Porto de Galinhasfine

  Warm all year (26–30 °C (79–86 °F)); the rainy season is roughly April–July on the Salvador–Recife coast.Warm all year (79–86 °F (26–30 °C)); the rainy season is roughly April–July on the Salvador–Recife coast.

Crowds · Brazil overall

Medium

Prices · Brazil overall

Medium

Brazil overall: Excellent for Rio, the Pantanal (jaguars) and the Lençóis; Amazon water falling.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Porto de Galinhas, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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