Region · Brazil
Where to stay in Maranhão
This guide covers 22 destinations in Maranhão, a first-level administrative division of Brazil, with 26 places to stay between them. The largest by population are São Luís, Imperatriz and São José de Ribamar. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ).
- Destinations in this guide
- 22
- Places to stay
- 26
- Main airport
- SLZMarechal Cunha Machado International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
Destinations
Destinations in Maranhão
Every destination in this guide in Maranhão, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Luís | 1,037,775 | 10 | SLZ · 10 km |
| Imperatriz | 273,110 | 7 | IMP · 2 km |
| Barreirinhas | 68,234 | 4 | PHB · 123 km |
| Açailândia | 106,550 | 2 | IMP · 65 km |
| Balsas | 105,974 | 1 | |
| Bacabal | 103,711 | 1 | |
| Tutóia | 53,356 | 1 | PHB · 62 km |
| São José de Ribamar | 244,579 | SLZ · 20 km | |
| Timon | 174,465 | THE · 4 km | |
| Caxias | 163,546 | THE · 63 km | |
| Paço do Lumiar | 145,643 | SLZ · 15 km | |
| Codó | 118,283 | THE · 136 km | |
| Pinheiro | 88,091 | SLZ · 95 km | |
| Santa Inês | 85,014 | ||
| Barra do Corda | 84,532 | ||
| Chapadinha | 81,386 | ||
| Grajaú | 73,872 | IMP · 150 km | |
| Itapecuru Mirim | 62,264 | SLZ · 91 km | |
| Coroatá | 59,566 | ||
| Santa Luzia | 57,635 | ||
| Buriticupu | 56,733 | ||
| Viana | 51,442 | SLZ · 111 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Maranhão
26 hotels in Maranhão recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Atins Charme Chalés | Barreirinhas | |
| Balsas Premier Hotel | Balsas | |
| Blue Tree Towers São Luis | São Luís | |
| Brisamar Hotel & SPA São Luís | São Luís | |
| Bristol Imperatriz Hotel | Imperatriz | |
| Calhau Praia Hotel | São Luís | |
| Costa Atlantico Hotel | São Luís | |
| Gran Lençóis Flat Residence | Barreirinhas | |
| Hotel Luzeiros São Luis | São Luís | |
| Ibis Bacabal | Bacabal | |
| Ibis Imperatriz | Imperatriz | |
| Ibis Sao Luis | São Luís | |
| Imperial Hotel | Imperatriz | |
| La Bella Hotel | Imperatriz | |
| Litorânea Praia Hotel | São Luís | |
| OYO New Anápolis Hotel | Imperatriz | |
| Posseidon Hotel | Imperatriz | |
| Pousada Jagatá | Tutóia | |
| Pousada Paraiso Dos Lençois | Barreirinhas | |
| Pousada Tambau | São Luís | |
| Pousada VelhoBateau | Barreirinhas | |
| Profissionalle Hotel São Luís | São Luís | |
| Residence Hotel Imperatriz | Imperatriz | |
| Silver Lis Hotel | Açailândia | |
| Stop Way Hotel | São Luís | |
| Vera Cruz Business Hotel | Açailândia |
When to go
Best time to visit Maranhão
From the climate of 22 destinations in Maranhão with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 22 | 32 °C | 215 mm |
| February | 0 of 22 | 31 °C | 257 mm |
| March | 0 of 22 | 31 °C | 333 mm |
| April | 0 of 22 | 31 °C | 279 mm |
| May | 0 of 22 | 32 °C | 168 mm |
| June | 0 of 22 | 32 °C | 48 mm |
| July | 0 of 22 | 33 °C | 31 mm |
| August | 0 of 22 | 34 °C | 13 mm |
| September | 0 of 22 | 34 °C | 11 mm |
| October | 0 of 22 | 34 °C | 26 mm |
| November | 0 of 22 | 34 °C | 47 mm |
| December | 0 of 22 | 33 °C | 87 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Maranhão
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Maranhão name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
SLZ · Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
IMP · Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport
THE · Senador Petrônio Portela Airport
PHB · Parnaíba - Prefeito Doutor João Silva Filho International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Maranhão, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Brazil
Regional holidays observed in Maranhão
Nearby
Regions near Maranhão
Other regions of Brazil with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.