Buritis weather in August

In August, Buritis sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Buritis's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buritis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:26 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Buritis 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 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Buritis reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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Buritis weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°17517.912.84.3
Feb29° / 20°1241512.54.4
Mar29° / 20°15417.412.14.5
Apr29° / 19°558.711.75.6
May29° / 17°132.411.36.9
Jun28° / 16°30.411.18.1
Jul28° / 15°0011.28.2
Aug29° / 16°20.611.57.0
Sep31° / 18°162.611.95.3
Oct32° / 20°829.212.44.3
Nov29° / 20°17818.812.74.0
Dec29° / 20°19620.112.94.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58614
68614
78515
88515
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308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Buritis gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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303
313

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1782110
2782110
3792010
4792010
5801910
6801910
7801910
8801910
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20752140
21742150
22742150
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24722260
25722260
26712270
27712270
28702280
29702280
30702280
31682291

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:336:51
211.37:326:51
311.37:326:51
411.37:326:51
511.37:316:52
611.47:316:52
711.47:306:52
811.47:306:52
911.47:296:53
1011.47:296:53
1111.47:286:53
1211.47:286:53
1311.47:276:53
1411.47:276:54
1511.57:266:54
1611.57:266:54
1711.57:256:54
1811.57:246:54
1911.57:246:54
2011.57:236:55
2111.57:226:55
2211.67:226:55
2311.67:216:55
2411.67:206:55
2511.67:206:55
2611.67:196:55
2711.67:186:56
2811.67:186:56
2911.67:176:56
3011.77:166:56
3111.77:156:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Buritis

In seasonPeak

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

Buritis'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 Buritis?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buritis in August

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

In August, Buritis sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buritis 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 Buritis peaks around February 15 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 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buritis?

Buritis sits at 15.6°S, 46.4°W, 539 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Arinos, 48 km away.

Topography around Buritis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buritis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Buritis is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Arinos 48 km · Urucuia 93 km · Unaí 97 km · Formosa 98 km · Planaltina 129 km · Planaltina 131 km · Itapoã 145 km · Paranoá 146 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 Buritis (-15.6178°, -46.4233°, elevation 539 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).