Recife is rarely comfortable to be outside at midday. It comes closest in late July, and even then it is too hot. For sun, aim for May to mid February.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, go from May to mid February, with a second spell in early and mid March. It peaks in mid September, at 81. Avoid late March to early April for this: it falls to 49, mostly because it is too hot. The clearest skies come in December, when the sky is typically 51% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
Recife never quite rates Good for being outside. It comes closest in late July, at 35, mostly because it is too hot. The weakest stretch is from late October to early May, when it drops to 1, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Recife is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 4, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Recife over the whole year is 26°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C. The rainy (wet) season in Recife runs from April to August, peaking in June with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to November; November is the driest month, at 7%. Winds in Recife are highest in September, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Recife come in December, when the sky is typically 56% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
Month by month Recife climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°C | 25°C | 32°C | 16% | 58% | 2.3 m/s | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| February | 30°C | 25°C | 33°C | 16% | 56% | 2.1 m/s | 2 | 56 | 0 |
| March | 30°C | 24°C | 33°C | 21% | 58% | 1.9 m/s | 2 | 56 | 0 |
| April | 29°C | 24°C | 33°C | 29% | 58% | 1.7 m/s | 4 | 54 | 1 |
| May | 28°C | 23°C | 32°C | 38% | 63% | 1.9 m/s | 6 | 67 | 1 |
| June | 28°C | 22°C | 30°C | 39% | 65% | 2.0 m/s | 16 | 76 | 2 |
| July | 27°C | 22°C | 29°C | 36% | 64% | 2.3 m/s | 29 | 78 | 3 |
| August | 27°C | 22°C | 29°C | 26% | 61% | 2.3 m/s | 29 | 80 | 3 |
| September | 28°C | 23°C | 29°C | 19% | 61% | 2.5 m/s | 24 | 80 | 2 |
| October | 29°C | 24°C | 31°C | 10% | 58% | 2.5 m/s | 10 | 77 | 0 |
| November | 30°C | 24°C | 32°C | 7% | 57% | 2.5 m/s | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| December | 30°C | 25°C | 32°C | 26% | 56% | 2.2 m/s | 3 | 71 | 0 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Recife weather by season
Year round, Recife has days of about 27°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 30°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 22°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around November. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Recife weather in winterJune to August
Winter in Recife has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Recife weather in springSeptember to November
Spring in Recife has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Recife weather in summerDecember to February
Summer in Recife has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Recife weather in autumnMarch to May
Autumn in Recife has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Recife?
The rainy (wet) season in Recife runs from April to August, peaking in June with a 39% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to November; November is the driest month, at 7%.
What time of year is Recife windiest?
Winds in Recife are highest in September, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in April, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Recife year round?
The average temperature in Recife over the whole year is 26°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C.
Where to go instead in early February, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.