Brazil / São Paulo
Praia do Itaguá
Praia do Itaguá is a 379 m-long sandy beach facing north-north-east, 3.0 km south-east of Ubatuba (São Paulo, Brazil). The sea averages 26.7 °C in February, its warmest month, and 20.9 °C in August; it is 21 °C or warmer in September–July.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Praia do Itaguá
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 | 26.2 °C | 26.7 °C | 26.3 °C | 25.5 °C | 23.7 °C | 22.3 °C | 21.4 °C | 20.9 °C | 21.3 °C | 22.2 °C | 22.9 °C | 24.7 °C |
| High °C | 26° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 228 | 181 | 167 | 92 | 61 | 43 | 48 | 38 | 63 | 120 | 176 | 203 |
| Cloud % | 76 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 62 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 78 |
| Wind m/s | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 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 | 36°/14° | 35°/13° | 33°/14° | 30°/9° | 29°/6° | 29°/5° | 30°/5° | 34°/5° | 37°/5° | 39°/8° | 35°/10° | 34°/12° |
| Beach index | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 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 February–April and August–November; April scores 8.3/10 with highs of 24 °C, sea at 25.5 °C and 92 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Brazil in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 23.7 °C, warmer than 73% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (228 mm) and August the driest (38 mm); the yearly total is about 1,420 mm.
Daylight runs from 10.7 hours in June to 13.6 hours in December; in mid-April the sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:47 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-north-east (18°). Open water fills about 31% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 244° to 295°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in June.
The opposite shore is only about 3.0 km away to the north-north-east, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 8 m deep and 8 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 4 m above sea level 500 m inland and 0 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 47% built-up land, 45% tree cover and 6% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 38% of that circle.
- Built 47%
- Tree 45%
- Grass 6%
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 shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
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From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 75Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 66Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Campsites
- 7Grocery shops
- 3Water-sports spots
- 3Marinas & slipways
- 11Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 3Pharmacies & clinics
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 61 restaurants, 3 cafés, 10 bars and 1 fast-food outlet. Accommodation: 66 hotels and guesthouses.
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.
Around the beach
Islands in view
- Baguari 1.1 km S
Lighthouses & piers
- Caisinho pier 210 m NW
Marinas
- Marina Portal do Itagua 70 m W
- Marina UBA-UBA 150 m SE
- Porto Do Itagua 320 m E
Diving & boat hire
- Lucky Passeios de Lancha 260 m NW
- Angatu Ubatuba Lanchas 260 m NW
- Bike Bakana 300 m SW
Campsites
- Itaguá Camping 220 m SE
- Pousada Recanto Itagua 530 m W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport São José Dos Campos | SJK | 85.9 km | west |
| São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport São Paulo | GRU | 144 km | west |
| Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport São Paulo | CGH | 164 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 11 bus stops within 1.5 km and ferry terminal Terminal Marítimo Comodoro Magalhães (200 m).
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 91.8K residents); within 30 km there are 1 (about 91.8K).
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 19.8 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w159251976; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- 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 S2B_23KMQ_20230913_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.