Region · Brazil
Where to stay in Santa Catarina
This guide covers 34 destinations in Santa Catarina, a first-level administrative division of Brazil, with 273 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Joinville, Florianópolis and Blumenau. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Ministro Victor Konder International Airport (NVT).
- Destinations in this guide
- 34
- Places to stay
- 273
- Main airport
- NVTMinistro Victor Konder International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Sao Paulo
Destinations
Destinations in Santa Catarina
Every destination in this guide in Santa Catarina, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florianópolis | 587,486 | 63 | FLN · 9 km |
| Balneário Camboriú | 139,155 | 27 | NVT · 13 km |
| Navegantes | 86,401 | 26 | NVT · 2 km |
| Imbituba | 57,256 | 20 | FLN · 64 km |
| Itapema | 75,940 | 19 | NVT · 24 km |
| Joinville | 616,317 | 14 | JOI · 10 km |
| Chapecó | 224,013 | 14 | XAP · 6 km |
| Blumenau | 361,261 | 10 | NVT · 41 km |
| Tubarão | 110,088 | 8 | FLN · 99 km |
| Itajaí | 264,054 | 6 | NVT · 3 km |
| Criciúma | 211,369 | 6 | LAJ · 134 km |
| Brusque | 141,385 | 6 | NVT · 36 km |
| Biguaçu | 76,773 | 6 | FLN · 22 km |
| São José | 295,658 | 5 | FLN · 10 km |
| Indaial | 71,549 | 5 | NVT · 58 km |
| São Francisco do Sul | 52,674 | 5 | JOI · 16 km |
| Palhoça | 253,469 | 4 | FLN · 12 km |
| Jaraguá do Sul | 182,660 | 4 | JOI · 40 km |
| Concórdia | 81,646 | 4 | XAP · 63 km |
| São Bento do Sul | 87,661 | 3 | JOI · 58 km |
| Caçador | 73,720 | 3 | LAJ · 133 km |
| Videira | 55,466 | 3 | LAJ · 122 km |
| Canoinhas | 55,016 | 3 | PGZ · 113 km |
| Rio do Sul | 72,587 | 2 | LAJ · 89 km |
| Mafra | 55,286 | 2 | CWB · 90 km |
| Tijucas | 51,592 | 2 | NVT · 40 km |
| Lages | 164,981 | 1 | LAJ · 6 km |
| Barra Velha | 52,860 | 1 | NVT · 28 km |
| Xanxerê | 51,607 | 1 | XAP · 38 km |
| Camboriú | 103,074 | NVT · 16 km | |
| Gaspar | 72,570 | NVT · 31 km | |
| Araranguá | 71,922 | LAJ · 150 km | |
| Içara | 59,035 | FLN · 137 km | |
| Araquari | 52,079 | JOI · 18 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Santa Catarina
273 hotels in Santa Catarina 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aguas Mornas Palace Hotel | Palhoça | |
| AJ Hotel Chapecó | Chapecó | |
| Al Mare Hotel | Florianópolis | |
| Ala Moana Pousada | Tijucas | |
| Antigo Hotel Oliveira | Blumenau | |
| Asppen Hotel | Chapecó | |
| Atobá Praia Hotel | Balneário Camboriú | |
| Babitonga Hostel | São Francisco do Sul | |
| Bela Lisboa | Navegantes | |
| Bellmont Hotel | Concórdia | |
| Belluno Apart Hotel | Florianópolis | |
| Blue Tree Premium Florianópolis | Florianópolis | |
| Blue Tree Towers Joinville | Joinville | |
| Bombinhas Blue Suites | Itapema | |
| Bormon Hotel | Criciúma | |
| Bourbon Joinville Convention Hotel | Joinville | |
| BR Suítes Hotel | Navegantes | |
| Bristol Sabrina Hotel | Joinville | |
| Brivali Hotel Centro | Caçador | |
| Brivali Hotel e Eventos | Caçador | |
| Brut by Slaviero Hotéis | Balneário Camboriú | |
| Cabanas dos Ingleses | Florianópolis | |
| Cabanas Termas Hotel | Tubarão | |
| Caitá Hotéis | Concórdia | |
| Camboriú Praia Hotel | Balneário Camboriú | |
| Casa Branca Pousada | Indaial | |
| Centromar Hotel | Balneário Camboriú | |
| Comfort Hotel Joinville | Joinville | |
| Costa Norte Ingleses Hotel | Florianópolis | |
| Costa Norte Ponta das Canas Hotel | Biguaçu |
When to go
Best time to visit Santa Catarina
From the climate of 34 destinations in Santa Catarina 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 34 | 29 °C | 226 mm |
| February | 0 of 34 | 29 °C | 216 mm |
| March | 0 of 34 | 28 °C | 162 mm |
| April | 0 of 34 | 26 °C | 124 mm |
| May | 0 of 34 | 22 °C | 118 mm |
| June | 0 of 34 | 21 °C | 100 mm |
| July | 0 of 34 | 20 °C | 115 mm |
| August | 0 of 34 | 22 °C | 95 mm |
| September | 0 of 34 | 22 °C | 139 mm |
| October | 0 of 34 | 24 °C | 177 mm |
| November | 0 of 34 | 26 °C | 137 mm |
| December | 0 of 34 | 28 °C | 158 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 Santa Catarina
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Santa Catarina 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.
NVT · Ministro Victor Konder International Airport
FLN · Hercílio Luz International Airport
LAJ · Lages Airport
JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport
XAP · Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport
CWB · Curitiba-Afonso Pena International Airport
PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo
PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Santa Catarina, 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 Santa Catarina
Nearby
Regions near Santa Catarina
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.