Bocaiúva weather in August

In August, Bocaiúva sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bocaiúva's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bocaiúva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:17 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Bocaiúva 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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bocaiúva reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
12714
22714
32714
42714
52714
62714
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Bocaiúva 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
Jan29° / 19°15814.712.94.8
Feb29° / 19°11611.512.64.9
Mar29° / 19°13013.212.15.1
Apr28° / 18°456.711.66.4
May27° / 16°122.411.27.7
Jun26° / 14°30.8118.3
Jul26° / 14°10.311.18.5
Aug28° / 14°30.811.48.0
Sep30° / 17°152.911.96.2
Oct30° / 19°828.312.45.1
Nov28° / 19°20416.312.84.8
Dec28° / 19°23718.1134.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47624
57723
67723
77723
87723
97723
107723
117723
127723
137723
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287921
297822
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bocaiúva gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
41
51
61
71
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102
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132
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274
284
294
304
314

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171281
272271
372262
473252
573252
673252
773252
873252
972262
1072262
1172262
1271272
1371272
1470282
1570282
1670282
1769292
1869292
1968302
2068302
2168302
2266313
2366313
2466313
2566313
2666313
2765314
2865314
2966304
3066304
3166304

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:256:38
211.27:246:38
311.27:246:39
411.37:236:39
511.37:236:39
611.37:226:39
711.37:226:40
811.37:216:40
911.37:216:40
1011.37:206:41
1111.47:206:41
1211.47:196:41
1311.47:196:41
1411.47:186:41
1511.47:176:42
1611.47:176:42
1711.47:166:42
1811.47:156:42
1911.57:156:43
2011.57:146:43
2111.57:136:43
2211.57:136:43
2311.57:126:43
2411.57:116:44
2511.67:116:44
2611.67:106:44
2711.67:096:44
2811.67:086:44
2911.67:086:44
3011.67:076:45
3111.67:066:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.1Bright
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275.7Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bocaiúva

In seasonPeak

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

Bocaiúva'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 Bocaiúva?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bocaiúva in August

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

In August, Bocaiúva sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bocaiúva 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 Bocaiúva peaks around February 14 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 14UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bocaiúva?

Bocaiúva sits at 17.1°S, 43.8°W, 683 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Montes Claros, 42 km away.

Topography around Bocaiúva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bocaiúva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 694 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,035 m.

The land around Bocaiúva is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (21%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,035 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Montes Claros 42 km · Coração de Jesus 75 km · Francisco Sá 78 km · Várzea da Palma 112 km · Turmalina 117 km · Brasília de Minas 120 km · Pirapora 123 km · Buritizeiro 125 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 Bocaiúva (-17.1078°, -43.815°, elevation 683 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).