Buritizeiro weather in August

In August, Buritizeiro sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°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 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 Buritizeiro's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buritizeiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:22 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Buritizeiro 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 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Buritizeiro reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
93017
103017
113017
123017
133017
143017
153017
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293118
303118
313118

How August really feels in Buritizeiro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Buritizeiro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°18615.612.94.1
Feb31° / 21°12611.712.64.3
Mar30° / 21°13813.612.14.4
Apr30° / 20°496.611.65.4
May29° / 18°132.611.26.6
Jun28° / 17°30.5117.5
Jul28° / 16°10.211.17.6
Aug30° / 17°30.711.46.6
Sep32° / 19°182.911.94.9
Oct32° / 21°778.912.44.0
Nov30° / 21°21817.212.83.9
Dec30° / 21°25218.6134.0

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 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48614
58614
68614
78614
88713
98713
108614
118614
128614
138614
148614
158614
168515
178515
188515
198515
208515
218515
228515
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248416
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278317
288416
298416
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Buritizeiro gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
112
122
132
142
153
163
173
183
193
204
214
224
234
244
254
264
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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1663040
2682840
3682840
4692740
5692740
6702640
7702640
8702640
9702640
10712630
11702730
12702730
13702730
14692830
15692830
16682930
17682930
18682930
19673030
20673030
21663040
22663040
23653050
24653050
25643060
26652960
27642970
28632971
29632881
30632881
31642781

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
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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2010calm
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3010calm
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 7:30 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:306:42
211.27:296:43
311.27:296:43
411.27:286:43
511.37:286:43
611.37:276:44
711.37:276:44
811.37:266:44
911.37:266:45
1011.37:256:45
1111.37:256:45
1211.47:246:45
1311.47:236:46
1411.47:236:46
1511.47:226:46
1611.47:226:46
1711.47:216:46
1811.47:206:47
1911.57:206:47
2011.57:196:47
2111.57:186:47
2211.57:186:48
2311.57:176:48
2411.57:166:48
2511.57:156:48
2611.67:156:48
2711.67:146:48
2811.67:136:49
2911.67:126:49
3011.67:116:49
3111.67:116:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Buritizeiro

In seasonPeak

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

Buritizeiro'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 Buritizeiro?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buritizeiro in August

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

In August, Buritizeiro sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buritizeiro 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 Buritizeiro peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 13UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buritizeiro?

Buritizeiro sits at 17.4°S, 45.0°W, 516 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapora, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Buritizeiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buritizeiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Buritizeiro is covered by artificial surfaces (25%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), trees (26%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), trees (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Pirapora 2.0 km · Várzea da Palma 37 km · Coração de Jesus 98 km · Três Marias 100 km · Brasilândia de Minas 117 km · Bocaiúva 125 km · Corinto 126 km · João Pinheiro 135 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 Buritizeiro (-17.3511°, -44.9622°, elevation 516 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).