Cajuru weather in August

In August, Cajuru sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:35 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Cajuru 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cajuru reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°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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Cajuru 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
Jan29° / 20°29424.213.23.8
Feb29° / 20°21219.712.74.0
Mar29° / 20°18919.712.24.5
Apr28° / 18°769.811.56.3
May26° / 15°496.3117.6
Jun25° / 14°283.110.78.3
Jul25° / 14°202.610.88.4
Aug27° / 15°203.311.37.9
Sep29° / 17°757.611.96.0
Oct29° / 19°1241412.54.8
Nov29° / 19°18718.4134.5
Dec28° / 20°25524.213.33.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67723
77822
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cajuru gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.3 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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49
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109
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2010
2111
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2713
2813
2914
3014
3115

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179174
279174
379165
479165
579165
679165
779165
879165
978175
1078175
1178175
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2274215
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2671227
2769238
2868239
29672310
30672310
31652411

Wind in August

Winds average 9 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
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:456:46
211.07:446:46
311.07:446:47
411.17:436:47
511.17:436:47
611.17:426:48
711.17:416:48
811.17:416:48
911.17:406:49
1011.27:406:49
1111.27:396:50
1211.27:386:50
1311.27:386:50
1411.27:376:51
1511.27:366:51
1611.37:356:51
1711.37:356:52
1811.37:346:52
1911.37:336:52
2011.37:326:53
2111.47:316:53
2211.47:316:53
2311.47:306:53
2411.47:296:54
2511.47:286:54
2611.57:276:54
2711.57:266:55
2811.57:256:55
2911.57:256:55
3011.57:246:56
3111.67:236:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
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104.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cajuru

In seasonPeak

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

Cajuru'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 Cajuru?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cajuru in August

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

In August, Cajuru sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cajuru 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 Cajuru peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cajuru 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 Cajuru is worst in September — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1540 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cajuru?

Cajuru sits at 21.3°S, 47.3°W, 786 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosa de Viterbo, 23 km away.

Topography around Cajuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cajuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 784 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m.

The land around Cajuru is covered by grassland (30%), cropland (28%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), trees (38%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
983 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Santa Rosa de Viterbo 23 km · Altinópolis 29 km · Serrana 31 km · Monte Santo de Minas 35 km · Mococa 38 km · Cravinhos 45 km · Tambaú 48 km · Brodowski 48 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 Cajuru (-21.2753°, -47.3042°, elevation 786 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).