Canutama weather in August

In August, Canutama sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 68 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Canutama's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canutama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:28 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
47%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Canutama reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Canutama weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°30929.512.32.5
Feb31° / 24°28626.212.22.5
Mar31° / 24°32329.4122.5
Apr31° / 23°27728.211.92.5
May30° / 23°19426.211.73.0
Jun30° / 23°9017.711.63.9
Jul31° / 22°5010.511.74.6
Aug32° / 23°6812.711.83.7
Sep33° / 24°11518.6123.0
Oct32° / 24°17123.412.12.7
Nov31° / 24°22426.112.32.5
Dec31° / 24°29628.712.42.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47723
57624
67624
77426
87327
97129
107129
116931
126931
136733
146733
156733
166733
176634
186634
196535
206535
216535
226535
236535
246535
256436
266337
276238
286238
296040
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Canutama gets around 68 mm of rain over 12.7 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 42% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
328
428
529
630
731
832
933
1034
1136
1237
1338
1439
1540
1641
1743
1844
1945
2046
2147
2248
2349
2451
2552
2653
2754
2855
2956
3057
3158

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112126025
212126025
312126025
412126025
512126025
612125926
713125826
813125727
913115827
1012115828
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1212115729
1312105730
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161295533
171295434
181385335
191385236
201385038
211275139
220274941
230274942
240274843
250264744
260264745
270264745
280264646
290254646
300254647
310154747

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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55calm
65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 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 6:32 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:326:15
211.76:326:15
311.76:326:15
411.76:326:15
511.76:316:15
611.76:316:15
711.76:316:15
811.76:316:15
911.76:306:15
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1911.86:276:15
2011.86:276:15
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2311.86:256:15
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2511.86:246:14
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2711.86:236:14
2811.96:236:14
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3011.96:226:14
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Canutama

In seasonPeak

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

Canutama's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Canutama?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Canutama. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Canutama in August

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

In August, Canutama sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Canutama in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canutama peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 24 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 24UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Canutama 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 Canutama is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 937 µg/m³Jun 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Canutama?

Canutama sits at 6.5°S, 64.4°W, 49 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lábrea, 93 km away.

Porto VelhoCandeias do JamariCoariPauiniCarauari

Topography around Canutama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canutama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Canutama is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
82 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lábrea 93 km · Tapauá 167 km · Humaitá 185 km · Porto Velho 253 km · Candeias do Jamari 264 km · Coari 305 km · Pauini 315 km · Carauari 333 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 Canutama (-6.5339°, -64.3831°, elevation 49 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).