Weekly note

Brazil in October

4 of the 4 destinations in Brazil are in season in October: 3 a sweet spot, 1 good, 0 ok.

October is a sweet spot at 3 of these 4 places: Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus.

Ranked for October

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Salvador sweet spot 28° 3d — 28C max, 3 rainy days
2 Rio de Janeiro sweet spot 26° 7d — 26C max, 7 rainy days
3 Sao Paulo good 25° 11d £1,073 25C max, 11 rainy days
4 Manaus sweet spot 32° 6d — 32C max, 6 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for October departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for October departures.

Other months for Brazil

October elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Brazil as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.