Weatheo

Recife Weather by Month

Average temperatures, rainfall and humidity for Recife, Brazil, month by month, built from OpenWeather’s historical records. Use it to see what a typical Recife month looks like before you travel — then check the live Recife forecast for the days ahead.

Warmest month

March

30°C average high

Coolest month

July

23°C average low

Wettest month

May

72 mm of rain

Driest month

October

21 mm of rain

Average temperature and rainfall in Recife by month

Averages of the daily highs and lows recorded in each month, with total rainfall, mean humidity and mean wind speed.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRecord low / highRainfallHumidityWind
January29°C25°C22°C / 32°C
42 mm
80%15 km/h
February30°C26°C22°C / 32°C
32 mm
80%14 km/h
March30°C25°C21°C / 33°C
42 mm
79%13 km/h
April30°C25°C21°C / 33°C
41 mm
81%13 km/h
May29°C24°C21°C / 32°C
72 mm
85%14 km/h
June28°C24°C19°C / 31°C
58 mm
87%16 km/h
July27°C23°C20°C / 30°C
67 mm
85%18 km/h
August27°C23°C19°C / 30°C
44 mm
82%18 km/h
September28°C24°C20°C / 30°C
28 mm
80%19 km/h
October29°C25°C22°C / 31°C
21 mm
78%18 km/h
November29°C25°C23°C / 32°C
31 mm
78%16 km/h
December29°C26°C22°C / 32°C
43 mm
79%16 km/h

Best time to visit Recife

The most comfortable time to visit Recife is generally August to October, balancing mild daytime temperatures against the driest stretch of the year. Temperatures stay fairly even all year and rain concentrates around May, totalling about 523 mm a year.

Travellers who prefer heat should aim for March, when highs average 30°C. May is the month to avoid if rain would spoil your plans — it averages 72 mm, roughly 3× the rainfall of the driest month (October).

Source: OpenWeather historical and statistical weather data. Values are long-term averages, not a forecast — see the Recife forecast for what is happening now.

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