Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Queimados travel guide

Queimados is a city in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, home to about 141,000 people.

Best months
June to August
Nearest airport
GIG33 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 Queimados

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Queimados are June to August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 263 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec263 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Queimados: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 33 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 46 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 104 km) are also within reach.

large airport

GIG · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport

32.9 km from the centreICAO SBGL
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SDU · Santos Dumont Airport

45.6 km from the centreICAO SBRJ
medium airport

JDF · Francisco de Assis Airport

104.2 km from the centreICAO SBJF

Questions

Queimados: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Queimados?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Queimados are June to August. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 263 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Queimados?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), about 33 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santos Dumont Airport (SDU, 46 km) and Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF, 104 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Queimados?

Brazilian real (BRL).

Nearby

Destinations near Queimados

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.