Piauí · Brazil
Parnaíba travel guide
Parnaíba is a city in Piauí, Brazil, home to about 162,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- PHB5 km · Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
Things to do
What to see and do in Parnaíba
See
The northern part of the center, near the bridge and Praça Nossa Senhora das Graças, is quite pleasant with well preserved colonial buildings.
- Salt Rock Beach
Do
Take an evening stroll along Avenida São Sebastião, from the Balão (roundabout, also known by its restaurant, O Mirante.) towards the center. Dozens of snack bars. There is a cinema around the corner from Hotel Delta, showing the most mainstream from Hollywood.
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When to go
The best time to visit Parnaíba
Parnaíba has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; March is the wettest, with about 301 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 Parnaíba: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), about 5.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
A modern bus terminal lies on the southeastern outskirts of the city, where Rua Ceará Chaval and Avenida Deputado Pinheiro Machado intersect, about 5 km from the center. Most long distance buses are handled by Expresso Guanabara.
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PHB · Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport
Questions
Parnaíba: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Parnaíba?
Parnaíba has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; March is the wettest, with about 301 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Parnaíba?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), about 5.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Parnaíba?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Parnaíba
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.