Carmo weather in August

In August, Carmo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Carmo's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carmo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:17 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Carmo is town in Carmo Municipality, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Carmo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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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Carmo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°20117.213.24.9
Feb29° / 20°10612.912.85.0
Mar28° / 19°11915.112.25.3
Apr27° / 18°589.811.56.6
May24° / 15°396.7117.5
Jun23° / 14°173.810.78.1
Jul23° / 13°204.210.88.1
Aug24° / 14°234.511.28.1
Sep25° / 16°598.911.97.0
Oct26° / 17°10512.912.56.1
Nov26° / 18°18818.7135.0
Dec27° / 19°22120.313.34.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76733
86832
96733
106733
116733
126733
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216436
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266337
276337
286337
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Carmo gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
213
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413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
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1514
1615
1715
1815
1915
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2617
2717
2817
2917
3018
3118

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13056140
23056140
33154150
43154150
53154150
63154150
73153160
83153160
93054160
103054160
113054160
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212656180
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252455210
262454220
272452231
282451241
292451241
302450251
312350261

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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206calm
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246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:276:26
211.07:266:26
311.07:266:27
411.07:256:27
511.07:256:28
611.17:246:28
711.17:246:28
811.17:236:29
911.17:226:29
1011.17:226:30
1111.17:216:30
1211.27:206:30
1311.27:206:31
1411.27:196:31
1511.27:186:31
1611.27:176:32
1711.37:176:32
1811.37:166:32
1911.37:156:33
2011.37:146:33
2111.37:136:33
2211.47:126:34
2311.47:126:34
2411.47:116:34
2511.47:106:35
2611.47:096:35
2711.57:086:35
2811.57:076:36
2911.57:066:36
3011.57:056:36
3111.57:046:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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224.4Bright
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254.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Carmo

In seasonPeak

None of Carmo'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's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Carmo?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carmo in August

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

In August, Carmo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Carmo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (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 peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 24UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Carmo 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 is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Carmo?

Carmo sits at 21.9°S, 42.6°W, 354 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Além Paraíba, 11 km away.

Topography around Carmo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carmo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,251 m.

The land around Carmo is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
955 m
80 km
2,251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Além Paraíba 11 km · Sumidouro 15 km · Cantagalo 25 km · Cordeiro 28 km · Bom Jardim 31 km · Sapucaia 32 km · Nova Friburgo 40 km · São José do Vale do Rio Preto 41 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 (-21.9336°, -42.6086°, elevation 354 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).