Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Araruama travel guide
Araruama is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 138,000 people.
- Best months
- May to October
- Nearest airport
- SDU84 km · Santos Dumont Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
When to go
The best time to visit Araruama
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Araruama are May to October. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 144 mm of rain.
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 Araruama: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), about 84 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG, 93 km) is also within reach.
SDU · Santos Dumont Airport
GIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
Questions
Araruama: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Araruama?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Araruama are May to October. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 144 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Araruama?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), about 84 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG, 93 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Araruama?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Araruama
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.