Araxá weather in August

In August, Araxá sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Araxá's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araxá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:32 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Araxá 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Araxá reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°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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62614
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102614
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Araxá weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°22021.213.14.6
Feb28° / 19°14116.812.75.0
Mar27° / 19°14518.512.15.1
Apr27° / 17°499.111.66.7
May25° / 15°284.411.17.8
Jun25° / 13°11210.88.6
Jul25° / 13°6110.98.8
Aug27° / 14°11211.38.3
Sep28° / 16°456.711.96.5
Oct29° / 18°8812.912.55.3
Nov27° / 18°17119.912.94.8
Dec27° / 19°22923.713.24.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
58020
68119
78119
88119
98119
108119
118119
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Araxá gets around 11 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
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95
105
115
125
136
146
156
166
177
187
197
207
218
228
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248
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269
279
2810
2910
3011
3111

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185132
284133
384133
484133
585123
685123
785123
885123
984133
1084133
1184133
1284133
1383143
1483143
1583143
1683143
1783152
1883152
1982162
2081172
2181172
2280182
2379192
2479192
2577203
2677203
2775214
2875214
2974215
3073216
3173216

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 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 7:41 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:416:47
211.17:406:47
311.17:406:48
411.17:396:48
511.27:396:48
611.27:386:49
711.27:386:49
811.27:376:49
911.27:376:50
1011.27:366:50
1111.27:356:50
1211.37:356:51
1311.37:346:51
1411.37:336:51
1511.37:336:51
1611.37:326:52
1711.37:316:52
1811.47:316:52
1911.47:306:53
2011.47:296:53
2111.47:286:53
2211.47:286:53
2311.47:276:54
2411.57:266:54
2511.57:256:54
2611.57:246:54
2711.57:246:55
2811.57:236:55
2911.67:226:55
3011.67:216:55
3111.67:206:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Araxá

In seasonPeak

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

Araxá's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Araxá?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Araxá for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Araxá in August

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

In August, Araxá sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Araxá in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araxá peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 16Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Araxá 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 Araxá is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Araxá?

Araxá sits at 19.6°S, 46.9°W, 1,002 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ibiá, 44 km away.

Topography around Araxá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araxá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Araxá is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (28%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
528 m
80 km
911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ibiá 44 km · Perdizes 46 km · Sacramento 60 km · Santa Juliana 69 km · Patrocínio 72 km · Pedregulho 93 km · Carmo do Paranaíba 93 km · Igarapava 98 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 Araxá (-19.5933°, -46.9406°, elevation 1,002 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).