Botucatu weather in August

In August, Botucatu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 43 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Botucatu's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Botucatu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:42 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Botucatu 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Botucatu reaches about 25°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 19°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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Botucatu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°3152413.24.0
Feb28° / 19°23220.712.84.1
Mar28° / 19°17319.312.24.9
Apr27° / 17°749.211.56.7
May24° / 14°677.210.97.4
Jun23° / 13°535.410.67.7
Jul23° / 12°464.710.78.0
Aug25° / 13°434.511.28.1
Sep26° / 15°868.911.96.9
Oct27° / 16°14213.612.55.8
Nov27° / 17°17816.613.15.3
Dec28° / 19°23621.313.44.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Botucatu gets around 43 mm of rain over 4.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1653230
2653230
3653140
4653140
5653140
6653140
7653140
8643141
9633151
10633151
11643051
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21643060
22633160
23623260
24613270
25613270
26593380
27593380
28583390
29583390
305634100
315534110

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 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 7:52 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:526:48
211.07:516:48
311.07:516:49
411.07:506:49
511.07:506:50
611.07:496:50
711.07:486:50
811.17:486:51
911.17:476:51
1011.17:466:52
1111.17:466:52
1211.17:456:52
1311.17:446:53
1411.27:436:53
1511.27:436:54
1611.27:426:54
1711.27:416:54
1811.27:406:55
1911.37:396:55
2011.37:386:55
2111.37:386:56
2211.37:376:56
2311.37:366:57
2411.47:356:57
2511.47:346:57
2611.47:336:58
2711.47:326:58
2811.47:316:58
2911.57:306:59
3011.57:296:59
3111.57:286:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.2Bright
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64.3Bright
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104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
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285.0Bright
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305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Botucatu

In seasonPeak

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

Botucatu's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Botucatu?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Botucatu in August

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

In August, Botucatu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Botucatu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Botucatu peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 21UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Botucatu 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 Botucatu is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (March, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1416 µg/m³Mar 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Botucatu?

Botucatu sits at 22.9°S, 48.4°W, 837 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Manuel, 21 km away.

Topography around Botucatu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Botucatu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 819 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m.

The land around Botucatu is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%), cropland (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (37%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
657 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: São Manuel 21 km · Itatinga 30 km · Igaraçu do Tietê 43 km · Barra Bonita 45 km · Conchas 47 km · Lençóis Paulista 48 km · Macatuba 51 km · Avaré 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 Botucatu (-22.8858°, -48.445°, elevation 837 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).