Iguazu Falls

Brazil

The wider panoramic perspective of a legendary, earth-shaking border waterfall network.

Warmest month is January at 32°C on average. Coolest is June at 22°C. Driest reading falls in July with 4 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

  • R$11 (~$2.00)
    PPP price tier 2 / 4
  • R$15 (~$2.75)
    PPP price tier 2 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    13h 30m from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 3,842 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
    Advises against travel to specific favelas and border areas; check per-city guidance. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
  • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January32°±4°12
February32°±4°9
March30°±5°8
April28°±5°6
May24°±6°8
June22°±7°6
July23°±7°4
August25°±8°6
September28°±7°6
October28°±6°11
November30°±5°8
December31°±4°9

What to do

  • Walk the Brazilian side viewing platforms for wide panoramas
  • Take a Macuco Safari boat ride directly into the waterfall mist
  • Take a helicopter flight over the roaring falls
  • Interact with toucans at Parque das Aves bird sanctuary

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.