Bahia · Brazil

Alagoinhas travel guide

Alagoinhas is a city in Bahia, Brazil, home to about 161,000 people.

Nearest airport
SSA87 km · Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport
Currency
BRLBrazilian real
Time zone
America/Sao Paulo
Language
Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language

Things to do

What to see and do in Alagoinhas

See

  • Ruins of the Unfinished Catholic Church
  • San Francisco Railway Station

Do

  • Bahia Beer Festival
  • Grupo Petrópolis Beer Tour

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Where to stay

Hotels in Alagoinhas

1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Hotel Ásterhotel0.8 km

When to go

The best time to visit Alagoinhas

Alagoinhas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 184 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec184 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Alagoinhas: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA), about 87 km from the city centre in a straight line.

Getting in

Buses from Salvador take around 2 hours and 20 minutes. A taxi or driving yourself via the BR-324 in average traffic conditions takes an hour and 40 minutes. The BR-101, which crosses Brazil from north to south, connects the city from cities in the northeast such as Recife and Aracaju, as well as cities such as Vitória and Rio de Janeiro, in the southeast of the country. The BR-110 also crosses the city, which connects it to the northeast through the interior of the region. State highways connect the city to BR 116 and also to Linha Verde.

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large airport

SSA · Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport

86.6 km from the centreICAO SBSV

Questions

Alagoinhas: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Alagoinhas?

Alagoinhas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 184 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Alagoinhas?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA), about 87 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Alagoinhas?

Brazilian real (BRL).

Nearby

Destinations near Alagoinhas

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.