Pará · Brazil
Castanhal travel guide
Castanhal is a city in Pará, Brazil, home to about 209,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BEL62 km · Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Castanhal
Castanhal is a city near the eastern edge of the state of Pará, Northern Brazil. It is located some 65 km east of the state's capital Belém and 50 km inland SE of the Bay of Marajo.
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When to go
The best time to visit Castanhal
Castanhal has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; March is the wettest, with about 491 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 Castanhal: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BEL · Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport
Questions
Castanhal: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Castanhal?
Castanhal has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; March is the wettest, with about 491 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Castanhal?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Castanhal?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Castanhal
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.