Region · Brazil
Where to stay in Pernambuco
This guide covers 35 destinations in Pernambuco, a first-level administrative division of Brazil, with 73 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Recife, Jaboatão dos Guararapes and Petrolina. Across its destinations, September is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC).
- Destinations in this guide
- 35
- Places to stay
- 73
- Comfortable in the most places
- September
- Main airport
- RECRecife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zones
- America/Recife, America/Sao Paulo
Destinations
Destinations in Pernambuco
Every destination in this guide in Pernambuco, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recife | 1,488,920 | 23 | REC · 9 km |
| Ipojuca | 98,932 | 17 | REC · 34 km |
| Caruaru | 405,408 | 7 | CPV · 113 km |
| Olinda | 349,976 | 6 | REC · 15 km |
| Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 684,293 | 4 | REC · 10 km |
| Gravatá | 86,516 | 3 | REC · 71 km |
| Petrolina | 418,444 | 2 | PNZ · 8 km |
| Cabo de Santo Agostinho | 218,049 | 2 | REC · 22 km |
| Igarassu | 115,196 | 2 | REC · 33 km |
| Goiana | 85,497 | 2 | JPA · 46 km |
| Paulista | 342,167 | 1 | REC · 22 km |
| Garanhuns | 142,506 | 1 | MCZ · 104 km |
| Araripina | 85,088 | 1 | |
| Salgueiro | 62,372 | 1 | |
| Palmares | 54,584 | 1 | MCZ · 95 km |
| Camaragibe | 155,054 | REC · 13 km | |
| Vitória de Santo Antão | 144,243 | REC · 42 km | |
| São Lourenço da Mata | 118,258 | REC · 17 km | |
| Abreu e Lima | 98,462 | REC · 24 km | |
| Santa Cruz do Capibaribe | 98,254 | CPV · 84 km | |
| Serra Talhada | 92,228 | ||
| Arcoverde | 82,487 | ||
| Belo Jardim | 79,507 | CPV · 132 km | |
| Carpina | 79,293 | REC · 47 km | |
| Ouricuri | 65,245 | ||
| Bezerros | 65,007 | REC · 92 km | |
| Surubim | 64,120 | CPV · 64 km | |
| Pesqueira | 62,722 | CPV · 150 km | |
| Escada | 62,174 | REC · 42 km | |
| Paudalho | 59,924 | REC · 38 km | |
| Moreno | 57,654 | REC · 19 km | |
| Limoeiro | 56,510 | REC · 65 km | |
| Buíque | 52,097 | PAV · 148 km | |
| Brejo da Madre de Deus | 51,308 | CPV · 111 km | |
| São Bento do Una | 51,165 | MCZ · 131 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Pernambuco
73 hotels in Pernambuco 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.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Central (Recife) | Recife | 1928 |
| Amoaras Resort | Igarassu | |
| Armação Resort Porto de Galinhas | Ipojuca | |
| Baía Branca Porto de Galinhas | Ipojuca | |
| Bristol Recife Hotel & Convention | Recife | |
| Bugan Recife Hotel by Atlantica | Recife | |
| Caruaru Park Hotel | Caruaru | |
| Citi Hotel Premium | Caruaru | |
| Cobh Hotel | Caruaru | |
| Costa Mar Recife Hotel by Atlantica | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | |
| Dan Inn Recife Mar | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | |
| Euro Suite Recife Boa Viagem | Recife | |
| Fity Hotel | Recife | |
| Golden Park Recife Boa Viagem | Recife | |
| Goyanna Hotel | Goiana | |
| Grand Mercure Recife Boa Viagem | Recife | |
| Hotel 7 Colinas | Olinda | |
| Hotel Abba Goiana | Goiana | |
| Hotel Aconchego Porto de Galinhas | Ipojuca | |
| Hotel Atlante Plaza | Recife | |
| Hotel Boulevard | Araripina | |
| Hotel Canarius D'Gaibu | Cabo de Santo Agostinho | |
| Hotel Canarius de Gravatá | Gravatá | |
| Hotel Costeiro | Olinda | |
| Hotel Fazenda Pedra Do Rodeadouro | Palmares | |
| Hotel Itaparica | Caruaru | |
| Hotel Jangadeiro | Recife | |
| Hotel Luzeiros Recife | Recife | |
| Hotel Maysa | Caruaru | |
| Hotel Pousada Butias | Ipojuca |
When to go
Best time to visit Pernambuco
From the climate of 35 destinations in Pernambuco 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: September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 35 | 31 °C | 67 mm |
| February | 2 of 35 | 31 °C | 74 mm |
| March | 2 of 35 | 30 °C | 103 mm |
| April | 8 of 35 | 29 °C | 110 mm |
| May | 7 of 35 | 28 °C | 163 mm |
| June | 8 of 35 | 27 °C | 192 mm |
| July | 7 of 35 | 26 °C | 159 mm |
| August | 13 of 35 | 27 °C | 98 mm |
| September | 23 of 35 | 28 °C | 45 mm |
| October | 15 of 35 | 29 °C | 23 mm |
| November | 0 of 35 | 30 °C | 24 mm |
| December | 0 of 35 | 31 °C | 42 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 Pernambuco
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Pernambuco 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.
REC · Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre International Airport
CPV · Presidente João Suassuna Airport
MCZ · Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport
JPA · Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport
PNZ · Senador Nilo Coelho Airport
PAV · Paulo Afonso Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Pernambuco, 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 Pernambuco
Nearby
Regions near Pernambuco
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.