Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Barra do Piraí travel guide
Barra do Piraí is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 93,000 people.
- Best months
- April to September
- Nearest airport
- GIG70 km · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
When to go
The best time to visit Barra do Piraí
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barra do Piraí are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 255 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 Barra do Piraí: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 70 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 84 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 88 km) are also within reach.
GIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
SDU · Santos Dumont Airport
JDF · Francisco de Assis Airport
Questions
Barra do Piraí: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Barra do Piraí?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barra do Piraí are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; January is the wettest, with about 255 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Barra do Piraí?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 70 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 84 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 88 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Barra do Piraí?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Barra do Piraí
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.