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Where to stay in Rio Grande do Norte

This guide covers 9 destinations in Rio Grande do Norte, a first-level administrative division of Brazil, with 49 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Natal, Mossoró and Parnamirim. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport (NAT).

Destinations in this guide
9
Places to stay
49
Main airport
NATRio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport
Currency
BRLBrazilian real
Time zone
America/Sao Paulo

Destinations

Destinations in Rio Grande do Norte

Every destination in this guide in Rio Grande do Norte, 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
Natal751,30037NAT · 18 km
Mossoró264,5777MVF · 3 km
Parnamirim252,7165NAT · 20 km
São Gonçalo do Amarante115,838NAT · 5 km
Macaíba87,056NAT · 10 km
Ceará-Mirim79,115NAT · 17 km
Extremoz68,584NAT · 10 km
Caicó61,146MVF · 143 km
Assu59,099MVF · 65 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Rio Grande do Norte

49 hotels in Rio Grande do Norte 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
Grande HotelNatalhotel1939
Apart Hotel Chalé ExecutivoMossoróhotel
Apart Hotel SerantesNatalhotel
Aram Natal Mar HotelNatalhotel
Arituba Park HotelNatalhotel
Atol das Rocas HotelNatalhotel
Bela Silvia PousadaParnamirimhotel
Best Western Premier Majestic Ponta Negra BeachNatalhotel
Chalés AguaíParnamirimhotel
Chalet SuisseNatalhotel
Comfort Hotel & Suites NatalNatalhotel
Coral Plaza Apart HotelNatalhotel
Divi-Divi Praia HotelNatalhotel
Garbos Trade HotelMossoróhotel
Holiday Inn NatalNatalhotel
Hotel Água MarinhaNatalhotel
Hotel AlimarNatalhotel
Hotel Belo HorizonteNatalhotel
Hotel Sabino PalaceMossoróhotel
Hotel TubarãoParnamirimhotel
Hotel VillaOesteMossoróhotel
Ibis MossoroMossoróhotel
Ibis NatalNatalhotel
Ilusion HotelNatalhotel
Kristie Resort Natal HotelNatalhotel
Manary Praia HotelNatalhotel
Mirador Praia HotelNatalhotel
Moriah Natal Beach HotelNatalhotel
Natal Dunnas HotelNatalhotel
Ocean Palace All Inclusive PremiumNatalhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Rio Grande do Norte

From the climate of 9 destinations in Rio Grande do Norte 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.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 932 °C57 mm
February0 of 932 °C85 mm
March0 of 932 °C145 mm
April0 of 931 °C151 mm
May0 of 930 °C164 mm
June0 of 929 °C218 mm
July0 of 929 °C137 mm
August0 of 929 °C68 mm
September0 of 930 °C29 mm
October0 of 931 °C15 mm
November0 of 931 °C13 mm
December0 of 932 °C21 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 Rio Grande do Norte

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Rio Grande do Norte 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 · Natal

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

Nearest for 6 destinationsNamed by 6 destinations4.9 km from the closest
medium airport · Mossoró

MVF · Dix-Sept Rosado Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations2.8 km from the closest
large airport · João Pessoa

JPA · Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

Named by 1 destination141 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Rio Grande do Norte, 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 Rio Grande do Norte

7 Aug · Rio Grande do Norte Day3 Oct · Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs Day

Nearby

Regions near Rio Grande do Norte

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.