Carmo do Rio Claro weather in August

In August, Carmo do Rio Claro sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Carmo do Rio Claro's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carmo do Rio Claro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:30 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Carmo do Rio Claro 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 25°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Carmo do Rio Claro reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Carmo do Rio Claro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°26022.913.14.4
Feb28° / 20°16517.512.74.8
Mar28° / 20°16318.712.15.1
Apr27° / 18°57911.56.7
May24° / 15°405.5117.7
Jun24° / 14°162.810.88.3
Jul24° / 13°12210.98.6
Aug26° / 14°153.111.38.3
Sep27° / 16°617.411.97.0
Oct28° / 18°10113.212.55.8
Nov27° / 19°18318.7135.0
Dec27° / 20°24423.413.34.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 26%.

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

Any precipitation

Carmo do Rio Claro gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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68
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3015
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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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162335
263325
364315
464306
564306
665296
765296
864297
965287
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2362317
2461327
2559338
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2856359
29543610
30533611
31523711

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 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 7:40 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:406:42
211.07:396:42
311.17:396:42
411.17:386:43
511.17:376:43
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711.17:366:44
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1511.37:316:47
1611.37:306:47
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1811.37:296:48
1911.37:286:48
2011.37:276:48
2111.47:266:48
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2311.47:256:49
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2511.47:236:50
2611.57:226:50
2711.57:216:50
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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 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.98 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 Carmo do Rio Claro

In seasonPeak

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

Carmo do Rio Claro's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Carmo do Rio Claro?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carmo do Rio Claro in August

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

In August, Carmo do Rio Claro sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Carmo do Rio Claro in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carmo do Rio Claro peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Carmo do Rio Claro 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 Carmo do Rio Claro is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1622 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Carmo do Rio Claro?

Carmo do Rio Claro sits at 21.0°S, 46.1°W, 824 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alpinópolis, 30 km away.

Topography around Carmo do Rio Claro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Carmo do Rio Claro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carmo do Rio Claro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m around an average of 850 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m.

The land around Carmo do Rio Claro is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
526 m
16 km
556 m
80 km
798 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Alpinópolis 30 km · Nova Resende 36 km · Campos Gerais 47 km · Alfenas 54 km · Passos 58 km · Piumhi 59 km · Boa Esperança 59 km · Muzambinho 62 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 Carmo do Rio Claro (-20.9719°, -46.1189°, elevation 824 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).