Barras weather in August

In August, Barras sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Barras's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barras's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:57 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Barras reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Barras

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.

Barras weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°22119.712.22.5
Feb32° / 24°28121.412.12.6
Mar32° / 23°38726.1122.5
Apr32° / 23°33924.711.92.7
May32° / 24°15214.511.83.4
Jun33° / 24°244.711.84.0
Jul34° / 24°102.111.83.8
Aug35° / 24°20.511.93.0
Sep37° / 25°20.4122.1
Oct37° / 26°111.112.11.7
Nov37° / 26°183.212.21.7
Dec36° / 26°687.912.22.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48713
58812
68812
78812
88713
98812
108812
118812
128812
138812
148812
158812
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26919
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29928
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31928

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Barras gets around 2 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
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172
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311

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1841483
2841483
3841493
4841493
5841493
6840493
7840493
8841492
9841492
10841492
11841492
12941482
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14941482
15940482
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23838522
24838522
25738532
26738541
27738541
28738541
29638551
30638551
31639541

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:015:50
211.86:015:50
311.86:015:50
411.86:005:50
511.86:005:50
611.86:005:50
711.86:005:50
811.86:005:50
911.85:595:50
1011.85:595:50
1111.85:595:49
1211.85:595:49
1311.95:585:49
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1611.95:575:49
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1911.95:565:49
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2711.95:535:47
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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 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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166.3Intense
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216.3Intense
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246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Barras

In seasonPeak

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

Barras'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 Barras?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barras. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barras in August

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

In August, Barras sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Barras 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 Barras peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 14UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Barras 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 Barras is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1816 µg/m³Jul 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul4Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barras?

Barras sits at 4.2°S, 42.3°W, 89 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Batalha, 34 km away.

Topography around Barras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m.

The land around Barras is covered by grassland (34%), trees (32%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (38%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
454 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Batalha 34 km · Esperantina 39 km · Piripiri 57 km · José de Freitas 65 km · Campo Maior 66 km · Miguel Alves 67 km · União 74 km · Piracuruca 74 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 Barras (-4.2444°, -42.2944°, elevation 89 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).