Belém de São Francisco weather in August

In August, Belém de São Francisco sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Belém de São Francisco's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belém de São Francisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Belém de São Francisco 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 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Belém de São Francisco reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Belém de São Francisco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Belém de São Francisco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°647.312.53.3
Feb34° / 24°608.512.33.3
Mar33° / 24°8010.312.13.4
Apr32° / 23°447.611.84.0
May31° / 22°204.511.65.0
Jun30° / 21°102.411.56.1
Jul29° / 20°61.511.56.4
Aug30° / 20°40.911.76.1
Sep32° / 21°20.311.95.0
Oct34° / 22°7112.23.8
Nov35° / 24°132.212.43.1
Dec35° / 24°293.712.53.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
25050
35050
45149
55248
65347
75347
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145347
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286040
296139
306139
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Belém de São Francisco gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
147224
247323
357223
457322
557322
657421
757421
857520
957520
1057619
1157619
1257718
1357718
1457817
1557817
1648016
1748016
1848016
1948016
2048016
2147917
2247917
2347917
2448016
2548016
2648016
2748016
2857916
2958015
3058015
3158015

Wind in August

Winds average 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 5:54 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:545:30
211.65:535:30
311.65:535:31
411.65:535:31
511.65:535:31
611.65:525:31
711.65:525:31
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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124.8Bright
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154.8Bright
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195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Belém de São Francisco?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Belém de São Francisco in August

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

In August, Belém de São Francisco sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Belém de São Francisco 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 Belém de São Francisco peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belém de São Francisco?

Belém de São Francisco sits at 8.8°S, 39.0°W, 317 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Abaré, 17 km away.

Topography around Belém de São Francisco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Belém de São Francisco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belém de São Francisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m.

The land around Belém de São Francisco is covered by shrubs (31%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
643 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Abaré 17 km · Cabrobó 46 km · Floresta 47 km · Salgueiro 77 km · Petrolândia 86 km · Santa Maria da Boa Vista 95 km · Tacaratu 98 km · Serrita 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 Belém de São Francisco (-8.7539°, -38.9658°, elevation 317 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).