Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Nilópolis travel guide
Nilópolis is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 147,000 people.
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- GIG17 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 Nilópolis
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Nilópolis are June to August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 250 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 Nilópolis: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 28 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 113 km) are also within reach.
GIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
SDU · Santos Dumont Airport
JDF · Francisco de Assis Airport
Questions
Nilópolis: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Nilópolis?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Nilópolis are June to August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 250 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Nilópolis?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 28 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 113 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Nilópolis?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Nilópolis
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.