Canguçu weather in August

In August, Canguçu sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 118 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Canguçu's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canguçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 118 mm; 9.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 8:09 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 5th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Canguçu is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Canguçu reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	9
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

Canguçu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 18°	129	13.7	13.8	5.8
Feb	27° / 18°	120	12.7	13.1	5.9
Mar	26° / 17°	107	11.6	12.2	6.5
Apr	23° / 14°	117	9.8	11.3	6.8
May	20° / 11°	101	9	10.4	6.3
Jun	17° / 9°	106	9.1	10	5.6
Jul	17° / 8°	114	9.6	10.2	5.3
Aug	18° / 9°	118	9.6	10.9	6.1
Sep	19° / 11°	146	11.1	11.8	5.9
Oct	22° / 13°	143	11.6	12.8	6.3
Nov	24° / 15°	106	9.8	13.6	6.9
Dec	27° / 17°	112	11.5	14	6.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Canguçu gets around 118 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	36	37	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	38
31	38

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	73	72	72	71	69	69	67	67	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	63	62
Comfortable (%)	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23
Humid (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	76	19	5	0
2	75	20	5	0
3	75	20	5	0
4	75	20	5	0
5	75	20	5	0
6	75	20	5	0
7	75	20	5	0
8	75	20	5	0
9	75	20	5	0
10	74	20	6	0
11	74	20	6	0
12	74	20	6	0
13	74	20	6	0
14	74	20	6	0
15	73	20	7	0
16	72	21	7	0
17	72	21	7	0
18	71	21	8	0
19	69	22	8	1
20	69	22	8	1
21	67	23	9	1
22	67	23	9	1
23	66	23	10	1
24	65	24	10	1
25	64	24	11	1
26	64	24	11	1
27	63	24	12	1
28	63	24	12	1
29	62	24	13	1
30	63	23	13	1
31	62	23	14	1

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	8:23	8:22	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:52
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	8:23	6:50
2	10.5	8:22	6:51
3	10.5	8:22	6:52
4	10.5	8:21	6:52
5	10.6	8:20	6:53
6	10.6	8:19	6:54
7	10.6	8:18	6:54
8	10.6	8:17	6:55
9	10.7	8:16	6:56
10	10.7	8:15	6:56
11	10.7	8:15	6:57
12	10.7	8:14	6:58
13	10.8	8:13	6:58
14	10.8	8:12	6:59
15	10.8	8:10	7:00
16	10.8	8:09	7:00
17	10.9	8:08	7:01
18	10.9	8:07	7:01
19	10.9	8:06	7:02
20	11.0	8:05	7:03
21	11.0	8:04	7:03
22	11.0	8:03	7:04
23	11.1	8:02	7:05
24	11.1	8:00	7:05
25	11.1	7:59	7:06
26	11.1	7:58	7:07
27	11.2	7:57	7:07
28	11.2	7:56	7:08
29	11.2	7:54	7:08
30	11.3	7:53	7:09
31	11.3	7:52	7:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Canguçu?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Canguçu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Canguçu in August

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

In August, Canguçu sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Canguçu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canguçu peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	10	7	4	3	4	5	7	8	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Canguçu?

Canguçu sits at 31.4°S, 52.7°W, 406 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piratini, 41 km away.

Topography around Canguçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canguçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.

The land around Canguçu is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (55%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

198 m

trees 54%

16 km

407 m

trees 55%

80 km

507 m

trees 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← July Canguçu year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Piratini 41 km · Capão do Leão 45 km · Pelotas 52 km · São Lourenço do Sul 66 km · Rio Grande 90 km · São José do Norte 91 km · Encruzilhada do Sul 96 km · Arroio Grande 101 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

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 Canguçu (-31.395°, -52.6756°, elevation 406 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	9
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	38
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	76	19	5	0
2	75	20	5	0
3	75	20	5	0
4	75	20	5	0
5	75	20	5	0
6	75	20	5	0
7	75	20	5	0
8	75	20	5	0
9	75	20	5	0
10	74	20	6	0
11	74	20	6	0
12	74	20	6	0
13	74	20	6	0
14	74	20	6	0
15	73	20	7	0
16	72	21	7	0
17	72	21	7	0
18	71	21	8	0
19	69	22	8	1
20	69	22	8	1
21	67	23	9	1
22	67	23	9	1
23	66	23	10	1
24	65	24	10	1
25	64	24	11	1
26	64	24	11	1
27	63	24	12	1
28	63	24	12	1
29	62	24	13	1
30	63	23	13	1
31	62	23	14	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	9
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	38
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	76	19	5	0
2	75	20	5	0
3	75	20	5	0
4	75	20	5	0
5	75	20	5	0
6	75	20	5	0
7	75	20	5	0
8	75	20	5	0
9	75	20	5	0
10	74	20	6	0
11	74	20	6	0
12	74	20	6	0
13	74	20	6	0
14	74	20	6	0
15	73	20	7	0
16	72	21	7	0
17	72	21	7	0
18	71	21	8	0
19	69	22	8	1
20	69	22	8	1
21	67	23	9	1
22	67	23	9	1
23	66	23	10	1
24	65	24	10	1
25	64	24	11	1
26	64	24	11	1
27	63	24	12	1
28	63	24	12	1
29	62	24	13	1
30	63	23	13	1
31	62	23	14	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	9
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	19	9
17	19	9
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10
31	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	46	54
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	37
30	38
31	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	76	19	5	0
2	75	20	5	0
3	75	20	5	0
4	75	20	5	0
5	75	20	5	0
6	75	20	5	0
7	75	20	5	0
8	75	20	5	0
9	75	20	5	0
10	74	20	6	0
11	74	20	6	0
12	74	20	6	0
13	74	20	6	0
14	74	20	6	0
15	73	20	7	0
16	72	21	7	0
17	72	21	7	0
18	71	21	8	0
19	69	22	8	1
20	69	22	8	1
21	67	23	9	1
22	67	23	9	1
23	66	23	10	1
24	65	24	10	1
25	64	24	11	1
26	64	24	11	1
27	63	24	12	1
28	63	24	12	1
29	62	24	13	1
30	63	23	13	1
31	62	23	14	1