Best time to visit Fortaleza

August is the best month in Fortaleza, scoring 86 out of 100, with March the weakest at 53. The 33-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs July to December — 6 months within ten points of the best.

October is the warmest month at 30.3 °C and April the coolest at 28.7 °C — a 1.6 °C spread across the year. 124 days a year top 30 °C, more than a third of the calendar, so heat is the baseline here rather than a season.

There is a real wet season here. February to May carry the rain — up to 27 wet days in a month — while August to December drop as low as 1. That 26-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Fortaleza, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea never drops below 26.6 °C, so swimming is on the table year round. Daylight barely moves: about 12.3 hours whatever the month, which removes one variable from the decision entirely.

The three strongest months are August, September, October. The one to think twice about is March. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Fortaleza month by month