Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

Baía do Sancho

Regularly crowned the best beach on the planet, Sancho is a wall of emerald water and golden sand beneath cliffs on Fernando de Noronha, a volcanic archipelago 350 kilometres off Brazil's north-east coast.

Best forBeach
Approx. flying time~12h 20m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportFernando de Noronha (FEN)

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About this place

Access is by ladders bolted into a cleft in the rock, which keeps things unhurried, and spinner dolphins commute past most mornings. Visitor numbers are capped, so book flights and the island's environmental permit well ahead. August to December brings the clearest water.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 26°C in August to 28°C in April. Driest in November; wettest in March, with rain on about 27 days. The sea is warmest in April at around 30°C, coolest at 27°C.

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August26° · rain 13 days · sea 27°Warm and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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Flights

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