Bom Jesus da Lapa weather in August

In August, Bom Jesus da Lapa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bom Jesus da Lapa's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bom Jesus da Lapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:11 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Bom Jesus da Lapa 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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bom Jesus da Lapa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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 Bom Jesus da Lapa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 30 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
30
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.

Bom Jesus da Lapa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°11411.612.73.6
Feb33° / 23°8610.512.43.6
Mar32° / 23°10112.112.13.6
Apr32° / 23°486.211.74.2
May32° / 22°91.911.44.7
Jun32° / 20°20.311.25.4
Jul31° / 19°0011.35.6
Aug33° / 20°10.111.64.7
Sep35° / 21°6111.93.3
Oct35° / 23°435.412.32.6
Nov33° / 23°14113.112.63.1
Dec32° / 23°12312.812.83.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bom Jesus da Lapa gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:185:42
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411.46:165:43
511.46:165:43
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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 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bom Jesus da Lapa

In seasonPeak

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

Bom Jesus da Lapa's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit Bom Jesus da Lapa?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bom Jesus da Lapa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bom Jesus da Lapa in August

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

In August, Bom Jesus da Lapa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bom Jesus da Lapa in August

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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 Bom Jesus da Lapa peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bom Jesus da Lapa?

Bom Jesus da Lapa sits at 13.3°S, 43.4°W, 439 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Serra do Ramalho, 36 km away.

Topography around Bom Jesus da Lapa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bom Jesus da Lapa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Jesus da Lapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 431 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Bom Jesus da Lapa is covered by artificial surfaces (22%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), trees (30%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

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treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Serra do Ramalho 36 km · Riacho de Santana 65 km · Paratinga 68 km · Santana 75 km · Serra Dourada 80 km · Macaúbas 82 km · São Félix do Coribe 86 km · Santa Maria da Vitória 86 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 Bom Jesus da Lapa (-13.255°, -43.4181°, elevation 439 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).