Maranhão · Brazil
São José de Ribamar travel guide
São José de Ribamar is a city in Maranhão, Brazil, home to about 245,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- SLZ20 km · Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About São José de Ribamar
Sao José de Ribamar is a Brazilian municipality in the Maranhão state. 259,164 was its estimated population in 2025.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
When to go
The best time to visit São José de Ribamar
São José de Ribamar 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; April is the wettest, with about 384 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 São José de Ribamar: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line.
SLZ · Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
Questions
São José de Ribamar: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit São José de Ribamar?
São José de Ribamar 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; April is the wettest, with about 384 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to São José de Ribamar?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in São José de Ribamar?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near São José de Ribamar
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.