Corcovado
Corcovado is a mountain and natural heritage site located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It sits at an elevation of 710 meters in Alto da Boa Vista and is recognized as a heritage asset listed by IPHAN. It ranks among the most looked-up sights in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
Monthly temperatures range from daily highs of 29 °C in February to lows of 16 °C in July. Rainfall varies throughout the year, with drier conditions in July, which sees about 61 mm of rain across about 4 days, compared to wetter months like January and December, which experience over 200 mm of rain on about 21 to 22 days. The site is open daily from 08:00 to 19:00.
The nearest airport is Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, located 7 km away, while Brasília is 934 km away. Nearby points of interest include Maracanã Stadium at 4.9 km, Escadaria Selarón at 5.3 km, Rio de Janeiro Cathedral at 5.6 km, Sugarloaf Mountain at 5.6 km, and Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos at 10.6 km.
Weather by month
The warmest month is February, with an average high of 29 °C. The wettest is January, with about 220 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Average low, °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Rainfall, mm | 220 | 146 | 179 | 130 | 83 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 93 | 114 | 157 | 217 |
| Rainy days | 21 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
