Caruaru weather in August

In August, Caruaru sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 26 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Caruaru's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caruaru's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 26 mm; 9.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:36 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Caruaru reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

Caruaru weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	46	12.1	12.4	4.9
Feb	30° / 21°	46	11.3	12.3	4.8
Mar	30° / 21°	59	14.1	12.1	4.7
Apr	29° / 21°	56	13.9	11.8	5.1
May	27° / 20°	57	13.7	11.6	5.9
Jun	26° / 19°	52	12.3	11.5	6.2
Jul	25° / 18°	41	11.9	11.6	6.4
Aug	25° / 18°	26	9.9	11.7	6.6
Sep	27° / 19°	19	7.6	12	6.9
Oct	29° / 19°	15	4.9	12.2	6.4
Nov	30° / 20°	13	4.6	12.4	5.8
Dec	30° / 20°	20	6.9	12.5	5.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44
Cloudier (%)	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	62	62	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Caruaru gets around 26 mm of rain over 9.9 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	30
31	30

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63
Muggy (%)	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	35

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	64	35
2	1	64	35
3	1	65	34
4	1	65	34
5	1	66	33
6	1	66	33
7	1	67	32
8	1	67	32
9	1	68	31
10	1	68	31
11	1	68	31
12	1	68	31
13	1	69	30
14	1	69	30
15	1	69	30
16	1	69	30
17	1	69	30
18	1	68	31
19	1	68	31
20	1	68	31
21	1	68	31
22	1	67	32
23	1	67	32
24	2	66	32
25	2	65	33
26	2	65	33
27	2	65	33
28	2	64	34
29	2	64	34
30	2	64	34
31	2	63	35

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 5:41 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:19 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:41	5:19
2	11.6	5:41	5:19
3	11.6	5:40	5:19
4	11.7	5:40	5:19
5	11.7	5:40	5:19
6	11.7	5:40	5:19
7	11.7	5:39	5:19
8	11.7	5:39	5:20
9	11.7	5:39	5:20
10	11.7	5:38	5:20
11	11.7	5:38	5:20
12	11.7	5:38	5:20
13	11.7	5:37	5:20
14	11.7	5:37	5:20
15	11.7	5:37	5:20
16	11.7	5:36	5:20
17	11.7	5:36	5:20
18	11.7	5:35	5:20
19	11.7	5:35	5:20
20	11.8	5:35	5:20
21	11.8	5:34	5:20
22	11.8	5:34	5:20
23	11.8	5:33	5:20
24	11.8	5:33	5:19
25	11.8	5:32	5:19
26	11.8	5:32	5:19
27	11.8	5:31	5:19
28	11.8	5:31	5:19
29	11.8	5:30	5:19
30	11.8	5:30	5:19
31	11.8	5:29	5:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Caruaru?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Caruaru for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caruaru in August

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

In August, Caruaru sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caruaru in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caruaru peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Caruaru?

Caruaru sits at 8.3°S, 36.0°W, 568 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Caitano, 19 km away.

Topography around Caruaru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caruaru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 554 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m.

The land around Caruaru is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

133 m

artificial surfaces 72%

16 km

597 m

grassland 59%

80 km

1,134 m

grassland 58%

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← July Caruaru year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: São Caitano 19 km · Agrestina 20 km · Bezerros 20 km · Riacho das Almas 21 km · Altinho 25 km · Camocim de São Félix 25 km · São Joaquim do Monte 25 km · Toritama 32 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

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 Caruaru (-8.2833°, -35.9761°, elevation 568 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	64	35
2	1	64	35
3	1	65	34
4	1	65	34
5	1	66	33
6	1	66	33
7	1	67	32
8	1	67	32
9	1	68	31
10	1	68	31
11	1	68	31
12	1	68	31
13	1	69	30
14	1	69	30
15	1	69	30
16	1	69	30
17	1	69	30
18	1	68	31
19	1	68	31
20	1	68	31
21	1	68	31
22	1	67	32
23	1	67	32
24	2	66	32
25	2	65	33
26	2	65	33
27	2	65	33
28	2	64	34
29	2	64	34
30	2	64	34
31	2	63	35

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	64	35
2	1	64	35
3	1	65	34
4	1	65	34
5	1	66	33
6	1	66	33
7	1	67	32
8	1	67	32
9	1	68	31
10	1	68	31
11	1	68	31
12	1	68	31
13	1	69	30
14	1	69	30
15	1	69	30
16	1	69	30
17	1	69	30
18	1	68	31
19	1	68	31
20	1	68	31
21	1	68	31
22	1	67	32
23	1	67	32
24	2	66	32
25	2	65	33
26	2	65	33
27	2	65	33
28	2	64	34
29	2	64	34
30	2	64	34
31	2	63	35

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	37	63
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	44	56
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	33
4	33
5	33
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	33
11	33
12	33
13	34
14	34
15	34
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	33
24	32
25	32
26	31
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	64	35
2	1	64	35
3	1	65	34
4	1	65	34
5	1	66	33
6	1	66	33
7	1	67	32
8	1	67	32
9	1	68	31
10	1	68	31
11	1	68	31
12	1	68	31
13	1	69	30
14	1	69	30
15	1	69	30
16	1	69	30
17	1	69	30
18	1	68	31
19	1	68	31
20	1	68	31
21	1	68	31
22	1	67	32
23	1	67	32
24	2	66	32
25	2	65	33
26	2	65	33
27	2	65	33
28	2	64	34
29	2	64	34
30	2	64	34
31	2	63	35