Afrânio weather in August

In August, Afrânio sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Afrânio's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afrânio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:57 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Afrânio reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Afrânio

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 4 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
4
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Afrânio weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°11212.912.43.8
Feb31° / 22°10612.612.33.9
Mar31° / 22°11113.612.14.0
Apr31° / 22°567.811.84.6
May31° / 22°15311.65.2
Jun30° / 20°30.611.56.0
Jul30° / 19°20.211.66.2
Aug31° / 19°10.111.75.6
Sep33° / 21°20.2124.5
Oct34° / 22°131.512.23.7
Nov34° / 23°364.512.43.5
Dec33° / 23°597.112.53.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36733
46733
56931
67030
77030
87129
97129
107129
117228
127129
137129
147129
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317921

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Afrânio gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1559351
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28667270
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30668260
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Wind in August

Winds average 22 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:015:39
211.66:015:39
311.66:015:39
411.66:015:39
511.66:005:39
611.76:005:39
711.76:005:39
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911.75:595:39
1011.75:595:40
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Afrânio

In seasonPeak

None of Afrânio's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Afrânio's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Afrânio?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Afrânio for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Afrânio in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Afrânio sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Afrânio in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afrânio peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Afrânio?

Afrânio sits at 8.5°S, 41.0°W, 524 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Dormentes, 27 km away.

Topography around Afrânio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Afrânio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afrânio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 527 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m.

The land around Afrânio is covered by grassland (51%) and shrubs (44%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
603 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Dormentes 27 km · Paulistana 44 km · Casa Nova 73 km · Lagoa Grande 97 km · Sobradinho 109 km · Petrolina 113 km · Juazeiro 114 km · Trindade 117 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Afrânio (-8.515°, -41.005°, elevation 524 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).