Barra do Choça weather in August

In August, Barra do Choça sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 45 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Barra do Choça's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra do Choça's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:01 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Barra do Choça reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12315
22315
32315
42315
52415
62415
72415
82415
92415
102415
112415
122415
132415
142415
152415
162415
172415
182415
192415
202415
212415
222415
232415
242415
252415
262415
272415
282515
292515
302515
312515

Barra do Choça weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°11013.212.85.1
Feb29° / 19°7412.612.55.0
Mar29° / 19°12915.612.15.0
Apr27° / 19°8014.911.75.6
May25° / 17°5813.311.36.2
Jun24° / 16°5313.111.16.4
Jul23° / 15°551411.26.3
Aug24° / 15°4512.411.56.5
Sep26° / 16°411011.96.7
Oct27° / 17°7410.712.36.4
Nov27° / 19°15114.712.75.5
Dec28° / 19°13913.412.95.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74258
84159
94159
104060
114060
124060
133961
143961
153862
164060
174060
183961
194060
204258
214258
224456
234555
244753
254852
264951
275050
285248
295248
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Barra do Choça gets around 45 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
243
342
441
540
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1240
1340
1441
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2342
2441
2541
2640
2739
2838
2937
3036
3135

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1443521
2444511
3444511
4444511
5445502
6445492
7445492
8445492
9445492
10545492
11544492
12544492
13444502
14443512
15443512
16442522
17442522
18342532
19341542
20341542
21241552
22240562
23240562
24239572
25238582
26238582
27237592
28237583
29236593
30336583
31336574

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:085:28
211.36:085:29
311.46:085:29
411.46:075:29
511.46:075:29
611.46:065:29
711.46:065:30
811.46:065:30
911.46:055:30
1011.46:055:30
1111.46:045:30
1211.56:045:31
1311.56:035:31
1411.56:035:31
1511.56:025:31
1611.56:015:31
1711.56:015:32
1811.56:005:32
1911.56:005:32
2011.55:595:32
2111.65:585:32
2211.65:585:32
2311.65:575:32
2411.65:565:32
2511.65:565:33
2611.65:555:33
2711.65:545:33
2811.75:545:33
2911.75:535:33
3011.75:525:33
3111.75:525:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Barra do Choça?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Barra do Choça for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barra do Choça in August

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

In August, Barra do Choça sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Barra do Choça 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 Barra do Choça peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Barra do Choça?

Barra do Choça sits at 14.9°S, 40.6°W, 894 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Planalto, 26 km away.

Topography around Barra do Choça

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra do Choça has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 892 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 976 m.

The land around Barra do Choça is covered by grassland (68%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
669 m
80 km
976 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Planalto 26 km · Vitória da Conquista 28 km · Itambé 41 km · Poções 45 km · Itapetinga 54 km · Iguaí 54 km · Itororó 61 km · Anagé 67 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 Barra do Choça (-14.8811°, -40.5794°, elevation 894 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).