Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Barra Mansa travel guide
Barra Mansa is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 182,000 people.
- Best months
- April to September
- Nearest airport
- GIG99 km · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Barra Mansa
The rainy season is between October and April, with December to March being the wettest period, and May to September being the driest.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Barra Mansa
See
- Ponte dos Arcos
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When to go
The best time to visit Barra Mansa
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barra Mansa are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; January is the wettest, with about 268 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 Mansa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 99 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 111 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 116 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The Comendador Geraldo Osório Bus Station, at Avenida Joaquim Leite, 117 in the city center, offers several options to the traveler who wants to come and go to this city in the interior of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
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GIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
SDU · Santos Dumont Airport
JDF · Francisco de Assis Airport
Questions
Barra Mansa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Barra Mansa?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barra Mansa are April to September. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; January is the wettest, with about 268 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Barra Mansa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 99 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 111 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 116 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Barra Mansa?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Barra Mansa
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.