Capela do Alto weather in August

In August, Capela do Alto sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 38 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Capela do Alto's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Capela do Alto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:40 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Capela do Alto 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Capela do Alto reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Capela do Alto 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°23021.413.34.0
Feb29° / 20°15117.112.84.2
Mar29° / 19°11215.812.25.0
Apr27° / 17°557.411.56.9
May24° / 15°586.610.97.5
Jun23° / 13°505.310.67.9
Jul24° / 13°444.910.78.0
Aug25° / 13°384.511.28.0
Sep27° / 15°808.611.96.9
Oct27° / 17°10411.612.66.0
Nov28° / 18°1271413.15.5
Dec29° / 19°1621813.44.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Capela do Alto gets around 38 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1573850
2573850
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6563860
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275038120
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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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 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 7:50 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:506:44
210.97:496:45
310.97:496:45
411.07:486:45
511.07:486:46
611.07:476:46
711.07:466:47
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911.07:456:48
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1411.17:416:50
1511.27:406:50
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1911.27:376:52
2011.37:366:52
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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 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Capela do Alto

In seasonPeak

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

Capela do Alto's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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May
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Aug
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Is August a good time to visit Capela do Alto?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Capela do Alto in August

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

In August, Capela do Alto sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Capela do Alto in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Capela do Alto peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Capela do Alto 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 Capela do Alto is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodSep 922 µg/m³Nov 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Capela do Alto?

Capela do Alto sits at 23.5°S, 47.7°W, 621 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araçoiaba da Serra, 13 km away.

Topography around Capela do Alto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Capela do Alto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 585 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Capela do Alto is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (31%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (30%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (25%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
479 m
80 km
1,248 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Araçoiaba da Serra 13 km · Iperó 14 km · Tatuí 18 km · Boituva 22 km · Salto de Pirapora 26 km · Sorocaba 28 km · Votorantim 31 km · Cerquilho 34 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 Capela do Alto (-23.4706°, -47.7347°, elevation 621 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).