Bahia · Brazil
Juazeiro travel guide
Juazeiro is a city in Bahia, Brazil, home to about 256,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PNZ9 km · Senador Nilo Coelho Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Juazeiro
Juazeiro, formerly also known as Joazeiro, is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in the northeastern region of Brazil.
Juazeiro was built on the right bank of Velho Chico, at the crossing of two strategically important roads. Juazeiro is usually semi-arid, but with a summer rainy season between November and March.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Juazeiro
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport Hotel | 1.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Juazeiro
Juazeiro has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; March is the wettest, with about 87 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 Juazeiro: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), about 9.3 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Access to Juazeiro can be done by land, using highways BR-235 and BR-407, using the railroad from Salvador to Juazeiro or by buses, which run daily and depart from the capital of Bahia and other cities in Bahia and from other states such as Fortaleza, São Paulo and Brasília. The bus companies are Expresso Guanabara, Viação Itapemirim, Viação Nossa Senhora da Penha, Falcão Real Transportes, etc. It is also possible by air through Petrolina airport, which is 15 km from the headquarters, in Pernambuco, or through one of the airfields in the region, such as in Sobradinho.
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PNZ · Senador Nilo Coelho Airport
Questions
Juazeiro: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Juazeiro?
Juazeiro has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. October is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; March is the wettest, with about 87 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Juazeiro?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), about 9.3 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Juazeiro?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Juazeiro
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.