Apicum-Açu weather in August

In August, Apicum-Açu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 33 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Apicum-Açu's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apicum-Açu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:06 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Apicum-Açu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Apicum-Açu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Apicum-Açu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°19625.512.13.7
Feb28° / 25°29726.4123.4
Mar28° / 25°39830.3123.3
Apr28° / 25°39928.9123.2
May29° / 25°25627.411.93.5
Jun29° / 25°11622.211.94.3
Jul28° / 25°721911.95.0
Aug28° / 26°3312.4125.9
Sep28° / 26°186.4126.6
Oct29° / 26°155.2126.5
Nov29° / 26°205.712.16.2
Dec29° / 26°6515.512.14.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5928
6928
7928
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13919
14919
15919
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31955

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Apicum-Açu gets around 33 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
247
346
446
545
644
744
843
943
1042
1142
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1341
1441
1541
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1741
1840
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2039
2139
2238
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65743
75743
85743
95842
105842
115842
125842
135941
145941
155941
165941
176040
186040
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206139
216238
226238
236337
246436
256436
266535
276634
286832
296931
307030
317129

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
617light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:04
211.96:086:04
311.96:086:04
411.96:086:04
511.96:086:04
611.96:086:04
711.96:086:04
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911.96:076:04
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1411.96:066:03
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1812.06:056:03
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2012.06:056:02
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2212.06:046:02
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3112.06:015:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Apicum-Açu

In seasonPeak

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

Apicum-Açu's monsoon runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Apicum-Açu?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Apicum-Açu in August

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

In August, Apicum-Açu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Apicum-Açu in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in September near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Apicum-Açu 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 Apicum-Açu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Apicum-Açu 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 Apicum-Açu is worst in February — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 2020 µg/m³Jul 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug8Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Apicum-Açu?

Apicum-Açu sits at 1.5°S, 45.1°W, 1 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bacuri, 23 km away.

Topography around Apicum-Açu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apicum-Açu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m.

The land around Apicum-Açu is covered by mangroves (35%), trees (31%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, water (36%), mangroves (30%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
122 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Bacuri 23 km · Turiaçu 36 km · Cururupu 41 km · Cândido Mendes 73 km · Turilândia 81 km · Santa Helena 82 km · Bequimão 108 km · Pinheiro 110 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 Apicum-Açu (-1.5282°, -45.0786°, elevation 1 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).