Altinho weather in August

In August, Altinho sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 40 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Altinho's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altinho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:37 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Altinho is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Altinho reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Altinho weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°4612.912.45.1
Feb29° / 21°4712.312.34.9
Mar29° / 21°5915.312.14.8
Apr28° / 21°5915.111.85.2
May27° / 20°6416.311.65.6
Jun25° / 19°671711.55.7
Jul24° / 18°561711.65.8
Aug25° / 18°4014.711.76.1
Sep26° / 18°2911.1126.5
Oct28° / 19°227.412.26.7
Nov29° / 20°17612.46.1
Dec29° / 20°237.912.55.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53961
63961
73961
83961
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113961
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304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Altinho gets around 40 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
252
352
451
550
650
749
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1450
1550
1650
1749
1849
1949
2049
2148
2248
2347
2446
2545
2645
2744
2844
2944
3044
3144

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
105149
215148
315148
415247
515247
615346
715445
815445
915544
1015544
1115643
1215643
1315742
1415742
1515742
1615841
1715841
1815742
1915742
2015742
2115643
2215544
2315544
2415445
2515346
2615247
2715148
2815049
2915049
3014950
3114851

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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912light breeze
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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 5:42 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:425:19
211.65:415:19
311.65:415:19
411.65:415:19
511.65:415:19
611.75:405:20
711.75:405:20
811.75:405:20
911.75:395:20
1011.75:395:20
1111.75:395:20
1211.75:385:20
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1411.75:385:20
1511.75:375:20
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1711.75:365:20
1811.75:365:20
1911.75:355:20
2011.75:355:20
2111.85:355:20
2211.85:345:20
2311.85:345:20
2411.85:335:20
2511.85:335:20
2611.85:325:20
2711.85:325:19
2811.85:315:19
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3011.85:305:19
3111.85:295:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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104.4Bright
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134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Altinho?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Altinho for sightseeing.

What to pack for Altinho in August

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

In August, Altinho sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Altinho 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 Altinho peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 15UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Altinho?

Altinho sits at 8.5°S, 36.1°W, 458 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Agrestina, 13 km away.

Topography around Altinho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altinho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 449 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 655 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,155 m.

The land around Altinho is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
655 m
80 km
1,155 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Agrestina 13 km · Cupira 19 km · Cachoeirinha 19 km · Panelas 20 km · São Caitano 20 km · Caruaru 25 km · São Joaquim do Monte 29 km · Lajedo 35 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 Altinho (-8.4897°, -36.0594°, elevation 458 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).