Carolina weather in August

In August, Carolina sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Carolina's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:21 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Carolina 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Carolina reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 36°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 Carolina

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.

Carolina 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
Jan30° / 23°25627.712.42.8
Feb30° / 23°24825.412.22.7
Mar31° / 23°25527122.8
Apr31° / 23°17220.711.83.2
May32° / 23°7110.411.73.9
Jun33° / 22°61.111.64.2
Jul34° / 21°20.411.64.0
Aug35° / 22°20.411.83.2
Sep35° / 23°183122.9
Oct33° / 23°7411.312.23.3
Nov31° / 23°15818.912.33.3
Dec31° / 23°19823.912.43.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4919
5919
6919
7919
89010
99010
109010
119010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Carolina gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114046111
214047111
314047111
413947111
513947121
613947121
713847132
813846132
913846132
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2822843235
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3022641256
3122540257

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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318calm

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 6:26 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:266:06
211.76:256:06
311.76:256:06
411.76:256:06
511.76:256:06
611.76:246:07
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811.76:246:07
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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 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Intense
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126.1Intense
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246.2Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Carolina

In seasonPeak

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

Carolina's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Carolina?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carolina in August

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

In August, Carolina sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Carolina in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carolina peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Carolina 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 Carolina is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateSep 2134 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Carolina?

Carolina sits at 7.3°S, 47.5°W, 175 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araguaína, 84 km away.

Topography around Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Carolina is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
461 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Araguaína 84 km · Estreito 87 km · Riachão 93 km · Porto Franco 111 km · Tocantinópolis 112 km · Colinas do Tocantins 138 km · Balsas 159 km · São Geraldo do Araguaia 159 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 Carolina (-7.3356°, -47.4622°, elevation 175 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).