Region · Brazil

Where to stay in Paraíba

This guide covers 10 destinations in Paraíba, a first-level administrative division of Brazil, with 31 places to stay between them. The largest by population are João Pessoa, Campina Grande and Santa Rita. Across its destinations, August is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA).

Destinations in this guide
10
Places to stay
31
Comfortable in the most places
August
Main airport
JPAPresidente Castro Pinto International Airport
Currency
BRLBrazilian real
Time zone
America/Sao Paulo

Destinations

Destinations in Paraíba

Every destination in this guide in Paraíba, 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.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
João Pessoa833,93224JPA · 8 km
Campina Grande419,3792July to SeptemberCPV · 5 km
Guarabira57,4842AugustCPV · 64 km
Patos103,1651May to July
Cabedelo66,5191JPA · 23 km
Cajazeiras63,2391
Santa Rita149,910JPA · 5 km
Bayeux82,742JPA · 3 km
Sousa67,259
Sapé51,306AugustJPA · 32 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Paraíba

31 hotels in Paraíba recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Tambaú HotelJoão Pessoahoteltambauhotel.com.br
Atlântico Praia HotelJoão Pessoahotel
Best Western Hotel CaicaraJoão Pessoahotel
Costa Brava Praia HotelCabedelohotel
France HotelGuarabirahotel
Garden HotelCampina Grandehotel
Hotel Cabo Branco AtlânticoJoão Pessoahotel
Hotel Costa do AtlanticoJoão Pessoahotel
Hotel Pousada TamandaréJoão Pessoahotel
Hotel Village Confort Campina GrandeCampina Grandehotel
Ibis Joao PessoaJoão Pessoahotel
Infinity at the Sea by WelkomJoão Pessoahotel
Littoral ExpressJoão Pessoahotel
Littoral HotelJoão Pessoahotel
Nobile Suites TambaúJoão Pessoahotel
Nord Easy ConnectJoão Pessoahotel
Nord Easy Green SunsetJoão Pessoahotel
Nord Easy Imperial SuitesJoão Pessoahotel
Nord Easy Ondas do AtlânticoJoão Pessoahotel
Nord Easy PatosPatoshotel
Nord Luxxor Cabo BrancoJoão Pessoahotel
Nord Luxxor TambaúJoão Pessoahotel
Oasis HotelCajazeirashotel
Oceana Atlântico HotelJoão Pessoahotel
Oriental Praia HotelJoão Pessoahotel
Pousada Familly -Praia de Tambaú -PBJoão Pessoahotel
Residencial Solar TambaúJoão Pessoahotel
Serra Golfe HotelGuarabirahotel
Slaviero Essential João Pessoa SolmarJoão Pessoahotel
Verdegreen HotelJoão Pessoahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Paraíba

From the climate of 10 destinations in Paraíba 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. The month comfortable in the most places: August.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 1032 °C84 mm
February0 of 1032 °C108 mm
March0 of 1031 °C162 mm
April0 of 1031 °C134 mm
May1 of 1030 °C150 mm
June1 of 1029 °C189 mm
July2 of 1028 °C122 mm
August3 of 1028 °C75 mm
September1 of 1029 °C35 mm
October0 of 1031 °C17 mm
November0 of 1031 °C20 mm
December0 of 1032 °C31 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 Paraíba

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Paraíba 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.

large airport · João Pessoa

JPA · Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

Nearest for 5 destinationsNamed by 7 destinations2.6 km from the closest
medium airport · Campina Grande

CPV · Presidente João Suassuna Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 7 destinations4.7 km from the closest
large airport · Recife

REC · Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport

Named by 6 destinations111 km from the closest
large airport · Natal

NAT · Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport

Named by 1 destination121 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Paraíba, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Brazil

1 Jan · Universal Fraternization Day3 Apr · Good Friday21 Apr · Tiradentes' Day1 May · Worker's Day7 Sept · Independence Day12 Oct · Our Lady of Aparecida2 Nov · All Souls' Day15 Nov · Republic Proclamation Day20 Nov · National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness25 Dec · Christmas Day

Regional holidays observed in Paraíba

5 Aug · State Founding Day

Nearby

Regions near Paraíba

Other regions of Brazil with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Brazil travel guide · All regions of Brazil

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.