Canoas weather in August

In August, Canoas sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 120 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Canoas's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canoas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
8:01 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Canoas is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26 µg/m³ · 2016

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Canoas reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Canoas

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.

Canoas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°13714.113.74.6
Feb30° / 21°12613.313.14.6
Mar28° / 20°11211.912.25.7
Apr26° / 17°1069.211.36.8
May22° / 13°1079.210.56.7
Jun20° / 11°1139.210.16.2
Jul19° / 10°1401010.36.1
Aug21° / 11°12010.210.96.5
Sep22° / 13°14611.111.86.4
Oct24° / 16°17012.512.76.4
Nov27° / 17°12310.813.56.4
Dec29° / 20°12511.713.95.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54852
64852
74852
84753
94753
104852
114951
124951
134951
144852
154951
164951
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185050
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215149
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255050
264951
274951
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294852
304852
314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Canoas gets around 120 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2433
2533
2633
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16128110
26128110
36029110
46029110
55930110
65930110
75731111
85731111
95632111
105632111
115533111
125533111
135334121
145334121
155234131
165134141
175035141
184934151
194934161
204834171
214734181
224733191
234632201
244631211
254631222
264530232
274529232
284529242
294529242
304529243
314428243

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 8:14 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:146:47
210.68:146:48
310.68:136:48
410.68:126:49
510.68:116:50
610.78:116:50
710.78:106:51
810.78:096:51
910.78:086:52
1010.88:076:53
1110.88:066:53
1210.88:056:54
1310.88:046:54
1410.98:036:55
1510.98:026:56
1610.98:016:56
1710.98:006:57
1811.07:596:57
1911.07:586:58
2011.07:576:59
2111.07:566:59
2211.17:557:00
2311.17:547:00
2411.17:537:01
2511.27:527:01
2611.27:517:02
2711.27:497:03
2811.27:487:03
2911.37:477:04
3011.37:467:04
3111.37:457:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Canoas?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Canoas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Canoas in August

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

In August, Canoas sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Canoas in August

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in July near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 23 to May 10 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr23Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov22Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Canoas 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 Canoas peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Canoas 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 Canoas is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1327 µg/m³Dec 2213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Canoas?

Canoas sits at 29.9°S, 51.2°W, 25 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Esteio, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Canoas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canoas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 946 m.

The land around Canoas is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
946 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Esteio 6.0 km · Cachoeirinha 9.0 km · Nova Santa Rita 12 km · Sapucaia do Sul 12 km · Porto Alegre 14 km · Alvorada 14 km · São Leopoldo 18 km · Gravataí 19 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 Canoas (-29.9178°, -51.1836°, elevation 25 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).