Aurora weather in August

In August, Aurora sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aurora's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aurora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:47 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Aurora 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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Aurora reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
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93221
103221
113221
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293421
303421
313421

How August really feels in Aurora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 29 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
29
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.

Aurora weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°11915.212.43.1
Feb32° / 23°13915.412.23.3
Mar32° / 23°18420.1123.3
Apr31° / 23°11515.411.93.8
May31° / 22°497.711.74.7
Jun31° / 21°183.411.65.2
Jul31° / 21°71.511.65.2
Aug33° / 21°40.511.84.6
Sep35° / 22°20.4123.6
Oct36° / 24°61.312.22.8
Nov36° / 24°12212.32.7
Dec35° / 24°355.412.42.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47228
57327
67426
77426
87525
97525
107624
117525
127525
137525
147525
157525
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217525
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288119
298119
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aurora gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
72
82
92
102
112
122
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
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281
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301
311

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1133597
2133597
3134587
4134587
5134587
6135577
7135586
8135586
9135586
10135595
11136585
12136585
13136585
14136594
15137584
16237574
17238564
18238564
19239563
20240553
21240553
22241543
23242533
24242533
25243523
26244513
27244513
28345493
29345493
30345493
31346493

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2416light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 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 5:51 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:515:33
211.75:515:33
311.75:515:33
411.75:505:33
511.75:505:33
611.75:505:33
711.75:505:33
811.75:495:33
911.75:495:33
1011.75:495:33
1111.75:495:33
1211.75:485:33
1311.85:485:33
1411.85:485:33
1511.85:475:33
1611.85:475:33
1711.85:465:33
1811.85:465:33
1911.85:465:33
2011.85:455:33
2111.85:455:33
2211.85:445:33
2311.85:445:33
2411.85:445:33
2511.85:435:32
2611.85:435:32
2711.85:425:32
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2911.85:415:32
3011.95:415:32
3111.95:405:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aurora

In seasonPeak

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

Aurora's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Aurora?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aurora in August

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

In August, Aurora sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aurora 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 Aurora peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Aurora?

Aurora sits at 6.9°S, 39.0°W, 273 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lavras da Mangabeira, 21 km away.

Topography around Aurora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aurora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m.

The land around Aurora is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
869 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lavras da Mangabeira 21 km · Barro 33 km · Caririaçu 37 km · Cedro 39 km · Missão Velha 39 km · Várzea Alegre 40 km · Milagres 41 km · Cajazeiras 46 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 Aurora (-6.9425°, -38.9675°, elevation 273 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).