Brazil / Rio de Janeiro
Abricó Beach
Abricó Beach is a 288 m-long sandy beach facing south-south-east, 16.1 km west of Barra da Tijuca (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The sea averages 25.7 °C in February, its warmest month, and 21.2 °C in August; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Praia do Abricó is a nude beach located in Grumari, a sub district of Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, in the western part of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is currently the only beach that permits the practice of naturism in the city.
Wikidata item Q7237782 · classified as nude beach.
Month by month
October at Abricó Beach
Beach-day index 8.1/10 · Brazil median 8.1
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 25.5 °C | 25.7 °C | 25.7 °C | 25.2 °C | 23.7 °C | 22.6 °C | 21.9 °C | 21.2 °C | 21.4 °C | 21.8 °C | 22.5 °C | 24.1 °C |
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 27° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 208 | 152 | 173 | 100 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 69 | 108 | 220 | 232 |
| Cloud % | 69 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 70 |
| Wind m/s | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Daylight h | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Record high/low | 37°/21° | 34°/21° | 35°/21° | 33°/18° | 32°/17° | 31°/14° | 32°/14° | 36°/15° | 36°/15° | 38°/16° | 35°/17° | 36°/19° |
| Beach index | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in April–September; May scores 8.8/10 with highs of 25 °C, sea at 23.7 °C and 71 mm of rain.
In May that is 0.9 points above the median of the 659 beaches in Brazil covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 1.3 °C cooler than the Brazil median for February (27.0 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 23.4 °C, warmer than 72% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (232 mm) and August the driest (42 mm); the yearly total is about 1,470 mm.
Daylight runs from 10.7 hours in June to 13.5 hours in December; in mid-May the sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:20 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-east (155°). Open water fills about 61% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in October–February; in mid-December it goes down at 18:35 local time on a bearing of 244°.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the south-south-east there is open water for more than 2,000 km, so the beach is exposed to long ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 13 m deep and 23 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 175 m above sea level 500 m inland and 200 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 88% tree cover, 5% grassland and 5% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 56% of that circle.
- Tree 88%
- Grass 5%
- Bare 5%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap marks nudism here as “designated”.
The beach is tagged as supervised.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Viewpoints
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 1.1 km north-east (Soul Prainha Rio), the nearest grocery shop is 2.6 km north-east (Empório Tropical), the nearest fuel station is 3.5 km north (Jet Oil) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 3.1 km north (Drogaria Farma&vida).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Soul Prainha Rio | 1.1 km | north-east |
| Groceries | Empório Tropical | 2.6 km | north-east |
| Accommodation | Hostel Stone Wall | 2.6 km | north-east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Drogaria Farma&vida | 3.1 km | north |
| Fuel station | Jet Oil | 3.5 km | north |
| Car park | — | 1.2 km | north-east |
| Public toilets | — | 1.1 km | north-east |
| Bus stop | — | 2.5 km | north |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Mirante Boa Vista 600 m N
Nature
- Pedra dos Cabritos peak 430 m N
- Morro da Boa Vista peak 1.5 km N
Islands in view
- Ilha das Peças 750 m SE
- Ilha das Palmas 1.7 km S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport Rio De Janeiro | GIG | 37.7 km | north-east |
| Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro | SDU | 39.0 km | north-east |
| Francisco de Assis Airport Juiz de Fora | JDF | 140 km | north |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 6 (about 662.2K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 13,849 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (1,478 views), 1.6× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
Loading map…
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 14.3 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r5538964; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2C_23KPQ_20260721_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.