Álvares Machado weather in August

In August, Álvares Machado sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 32 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Álvares Machado's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Álvares Machado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:53 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Álvares Machado 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Álvares Machado reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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 Álvares Machado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Álvares Machado weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°21521.213.23.4
Feb31° / 22°16318.112.83.6
Mar31° / 21°12615.512.24.2
Apr30° / 20°637.611.55.6
May27° / 17°666.7117.2
Jun26° / 16°455.210.77.8
Jul26° / 15°283.510.88.0
Aug29° / 17°323.811.26.9
Sep30° / 19°857.811.95.3
Oct31° / 20°12912.812.54.3
Nov31° / 21°13213.613.14.1
Dec31° / 22°16518.213.33.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Álvares Machado gets around 32 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15235121
25334121
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85630122
95729122
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:03 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:037:01
211.08:027:02
311.08:027:02
411.08:017:02
511.08:007:03
611.18:007:03
711.17:597:04
811.17:597:04
911.17:587:04
1011.17:577:05
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1211.27:567:06
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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 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Álvares Machado

In seasonPeak

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

Álvares Machado's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
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Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Álvares Machado?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Álvares Machado in August

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

In August, Álvares Machado sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Álvares Machado in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Álvares Machado peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Álvares Machado in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Álvares Machado is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1618 µg/m³Mar 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Álvares Machado?

Álvares Machado sits at 22.1°S, 51.5°W, 484 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Presidente Prudente, 10 km away.

Topography around Álvares Machado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Álvares Machado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Álvares Machado is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
316 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Presidente Prudente 10 km · Santo Anastácio 22 km · Pirapozinho 22 km · Regente Feijó 24 km · Martinópolis 32 km · Presidente Venceslau 45 km · Mirante do Paranapanema 51 km · Adamantina 60 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 Álvares Machado (-22.0794°, -51.4719°, elevation 484 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).