Brazil / Rio de Janeiro
Praia Brava
Praia Brava is a 577 m-long sandy beach facing south, 13.7 km south of Paraty (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The sea averages 26.7 °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.
Month by month
October at Praia Brava
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 | 26.3 °C | 26.7 °C | 26.5 °C | 25.6 °C | 23.8 °C | 22.5 °C | 21.7 °C | 21.2 °C | 21.6 °C | 22.4 °C | 23.0 °C | 24.8 °C |
| High °C | 27° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 26° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 17° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 227 | 184 | 177 | 101 | 64 | 44 | 47 | 39 | 66 | 120 | 192 | 214 |
| Cloud % | 72 | 61 | 62 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 71 |
| Wind m/s | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Daylight h | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.6 |
| Record high/low | 34°/18° | 34°/17° | 33°/17° | 32°/14° | 31°/12° | 30°/10° | 31°/10° | 35°/11° | 36°/11° | 36°/13° | 35°/14° | 34°/15° |
| Beach index | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
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 March–June and August–October; April scores 8.6/10 with highs of 25 °C, sea at 25.6 °C and 101 mm of rain.
In April that is 0.3 points above the median of the 659 beaches in Brazil covered by this atlas.
Across the year the sea averages 23.8 °C, warmer than 74% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (227 mm) and August the driest (39 mm); the yearly total is about 1,480 mm.
Daylight runs from 10.7 hours in June to 13.6 hours in December; in mid-April the sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:46 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south (180°). Open water fills about 36% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in December; in mid-December it goes down at 18:40 local time on a bearing of 244°.
Sunrise is over the sea in December.
Straight out to the south 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 8 m deep and 20 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 103 m above sea level 500 m inland and 299 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 98% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 37% of that circle.
- Tree 98%
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.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
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 1.2 km west (Espaço Ecológico Olhar Indígena, Trindade/RJ), the nearest grocery shop is 2.4 km south-west (Mercado Central), the nearest fuel station is 8.5 km north (Auto Posto Parada 8) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 13.0 km north (Centro Municipal de Reabilitação - Paraty RJ).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Espaço Ecológico Olhar Indígena, Trindade/RJ | 1.2 km | west |
| Groceries | Mercado Central | 2.4 km | south-west |
| Accommodation | Camping & Casas Herdeiros do Pai | 800 m | north-west |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Centro Municipal de Reabilitação - Paraty RJ | 13.0 km | north |
| Fuel station | Auto Posto Parada 8 | 8.5 km | north |
| Car park | — | 800 m | west |
| Public toilets | — | 13.4 km | north |
| Bus stop | — | 2.2 km | south-west |
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
Campsites
- Camping & Casas Herdeiros do Pai 750 m NW
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport São José Dos Campos | SJK | 119 km | west |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport Rio De Janeiro | GIG | 160 km | east |
| Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro | SDU | 165 km | east |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 mapped car park within 1 km.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 1 (about 15.1K).
Map and nearby beaches
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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 8.8 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r7580114; 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_23KNQ_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).
- Search popularity: about 6.6K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.