Canudos weather in August

In August, Canudos sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Canudos's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canudos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:50 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Canudos reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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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How August really feels in Canudos

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.

Canudos weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°395.412.53.9
Feb33° / 22°33612.33.9
Mar33° / 22°436.812.14.0
Apr32° / 22°245.711.84.6
May30° / 21°19511.65.7
Jun28° / 20°133.911.46.9
Jul27° / 19°92.711.57.3
Aug28° / 19°72.111.77.0
Sep30° / 19°41.211.96.0
Oct32° / 20°111.512.24.9
Nov33° / 21°203.212.54.2
Dec33° / 22°243.312.64.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44258
54258
64258
74159
84159
94159
104159
114060
123961
134060
143961
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194060
204159
214258
224357
234456
244555
254753
264852
274951
284951
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Canudos gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
157
167
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314

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
187814
287814
387913
478013
578112
678112
778112
878211
978211
1068311
1168311
1268311
1368311
1468311
1568311
1668311
1768311
1868311
1968212
2068212
2168212
2268212
2368212
2468212
2568212
2668311
2768311
2868311
2978211
3078211
3178211

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:555:29
211.65:555:29
311.65:555:29
411.65:555:29
511.65:545:30
611.65:545:30
711.65:545:30
811.65:535:30
911.65:535:30
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1411.75:515:30
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1811.75:495:30
1911.75:495:30
2011.75:485:30
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2211.75:475:30
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2611.85:455:30
2711.85:445:30
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2911.85:435:30
3011.85:435:30
3111.85:425:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
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174.4Bright
184.5Bright
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214.5Bright
224.6Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Canudos?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canudos in August

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

In August, Canudos sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Canudos 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 Canudos peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canudos?

Canudos sits at 9.9°S, 39.0°W, 388 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Uauá, 50 km away.

Topography around Canudos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canudos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m.

The land around Canudos is covered by shrubs (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Uauá 50 km · Euclides da Cunha 68 km · Monte Santo 69 km · Jeremoabo 77 km · Quijingue 97 km · Cansanção 100 km · Andorinha 102 km · Paulo Afonso 104 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 Canudos (-9.8967°, -39.0264°, elevation 388 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).