Brazil / Rio de Janeiro
Praia dos Ossos
Praia dos Ossos is a 211 m-long sandy beach facing north-west in Armação dos Búzios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The sea averages 24.9 °C in March, its warmest month, and 21.3 °C in September; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Praia dos Ossos
Beach-day index 8.0/10 · Brazil median 8.1
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 23.8 °C | 24.1 °C | 24.9 °C | 24.8 °C | 23.7 °C | 22.8 °C | 22.1 °C | 21.5 °C | 21.3 °C | 21.7 °C | 22.4 °C | 23.6 °C |
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 28° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 173 | 99 | 130 | 70 | 67 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 54 | 97 | 176 | 198 |
| Cloud % | 69 | 60 | 64 | 55 | 55 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 73 |
| Wind m/s | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Daylight h | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Record high/low | 37°/20° | 36°/21° | 36°/21° | 34°/19° | 32°/17° | 32°/16° | 34°/16° | 34°/15° | 38°/15° | 36°/16° | 39°/17° | 37°/19° |
| Beach index | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
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 and April–August; June scores 9.1/10 with highs of 25 °C, sea at 22.8 °C and 37 mm of rain.
In June that is 1.2 points above the median of the 659 beaches in Brazil covered by this atlas.
At its warmest the water here is 1.7 °C cooler than the Brazil median for March (26.6 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 23.1 °C, warmer than 71% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (198 mm) and August the driest (35 mm); the yearly total is about 1,180 mm.
Daylight runs from 10.8 hours in June to 13.5 hours in December; in mid-June the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:09 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-west (325°). Open water fills about 50% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 17:09 local time on a bearing of 295°.
The opposite shore is only about 12.0 km away to the north-west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 18 m deep and 21 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 20 m above sea level 500 m inland and 44 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 60% tree cover, 34% built-up land and 4% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 54% of that circle.
- Tree 60%
- Built 34%
- Grass 4%
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
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 77Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 131Hotels & guesthouses
- 2Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 1Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Pharmacies & clinics
- 2Viewpoints
- 2Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 62 restaurants, 3 cafés and 12 bars. Accommodation: 131 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
Viewpoints
- Mirante de João Fernandes 710 m NE
- Mirante das Ilhas 870 m E
Attractions & museums
- Casa A Colônia Búzios museum 460 m S
Historic sites
- Juscelino Kubitschek statue monument 450 m S
- Escultura Os Três Pescadores monument 490 m S
Islands in view
- Ponta do Cavalo Russo 570 m N
- Ilha do Coboclo 950 m SW
- Ilha Branca 1.9 km NE
Diving & boat hire
- Mahalo Hoe - Clube de Canoa Havaiana VAA em Búzios RJ 310 m S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport Campos dos Goytacazes | CAW | 131 km | north-east |
| Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro | SDU | 133 km | west |
| Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport Rio De Janeiro | GIG | 141 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 bus stop within 1.5 km and 3 mapped car parks within 1 km.
1 town or village of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 42.4K residents); within 30 km there are 5 (about 592.5K).
Reference
Praia dos Ossos has an article on the PT Wikipedia: Praia dos Ossos.
Wikidata item Q10353151.
When people look it up
The PT Wikipedia article was read 6,381 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in November (2,094 views), 18.2× the quietest month.
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 13.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w161820606; 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 S2B_24KTV_20240315_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 50 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.