Boa Esperança weather in August

In August, Boa Esperança sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Boa Esperança's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boa Esperança's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:28 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Boa Esperança reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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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52513
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Boa Esperança weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°24521.813.14.4
Feb28° / 19°14216.912.74.6
Mar28° / 19°15918.412.15.2
Apr27° / 17°588.711.56.7
May24° / 15°405.4117.7
Jun24° / 13°162.710.78.4
Jul24° / 13°12210.88.7
Aug26° / 13°162.811.38.3
Sep27° / 16°597.311.97.0
Oct28° / 18°10012.812.55.7
Nov27° / 18°18619134.9
Dec27° / 19°24322.913.34.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127525
137525
147525
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317426

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Boa Esperança gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
118
128
138
148
158
168
178
188
199
209
219
2210
2310
2411
2511
2612
2712
2813
2913
3013
3114

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171263
272253
372244
472244
573234
672235
773225
873225
973225
1073225
1172235
1272235
1372235
1472235
1572235
1672235
1772235
1871245
1971245
2070255
2169265
2268275
2367285
2466295
2565296
2664306
2763316
2861327
2961327
3059338
3158348

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:386:39
211.07:376:40
311.17:366:40
411.17:366:40
511.17:356:41
611.17:356:41
711.17:346:41
811.17:346:42
911.27:336:42
1011.27:326:42
1111.27:326:43
1211.27:316:43
1311.27:306:44
1411.27:306:44
1511.37:296:44
1611.37:286:45
1711.37:276:45
1811.37:276:45
1911.37:266:45
2011.37:256:46
2111.47:246:46
2211.47:236:46
2311.47:236:47
2411.47:226:47
2511.47:216:47
2611.57:206:48
2711.57:196:48
2811.57:186:48
2911.57:176:48
3011.57:176:49
3111.67:166:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Boa Esperança

In seasonPeak

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

Boa Esperança'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 Boa Esperança?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Boa Esperança in August

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

In August, Boa Esperança sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Boa Esperança 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 Boa Esperança peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Boa Esperança 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 Boa Esperança is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boa Esperança?

Boa Esperança sits at 21.1°S, 45.6°W, 780 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campos Gerais, 26 km away.

Topography around Boa Esperança

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boa Esperança has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 801 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 m.

The land around Boa Esperança is covered by trees (26%), grassland (21%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (43%), grassland (31%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
547 m
80 km
728 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Campos Gerais 26 km · Três Pontas 31 km · Campo Belo 37 km · Nepomuceno 38 km · Perdões 49 km · Varginha 53 km · Paraguaçu 54 km · Alfenas 55 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 Boa Esperança (-21.09°, -45.5658°, elevation 780 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).