Cocos weather in August

In August, Cocos sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cocos's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cocos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:17 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 1st clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cocos reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32
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	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	18
2	30	18
3	30	18
4	30	18
5	30	18
6	30	18
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	19
24	31	19
25	31	19
26	31	19
27	31	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19
31	32	19

How August really feels in Cocos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cocos weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	130	13.1	12.7	4.3
Feb	31° / 21°	98	11.4	12.5	4.3
Mar	31° / 21°	127	12.7	12.1	4.4
Apr	31° / 21°	53	6.8	11.7	5.1
May	30° / 20°	8	1.7	11.4	5.9
Jun	29° / 18°	2	0.3	11.2	6.8
Jul	29° / 18°	0	0.1	11.2	7.0
Aug	31° / 18°	1	0.2	11.5	6.1
Sep	33° / 20°	7	1.2	11.9	4.6
Oct	33° / 22°	61	6.6	12.3	3.7
Nov	31° / 22°	165	15.2	12.7	3.8
Dec	30° / 21°	152	15.5	12.8	4.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	81	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84
Cloudier (%)	19	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	83	17
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	84	16

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cocos gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	61	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	62	62	62	61	62	62	62	62
Comfortable (%)	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	38	1
2	62	37	1
3	63	36	1
4	63	36	1
5	63	35	2
6	64	34	2
7	64	34	2
8	64	34	2
9	64	34	2
10	64	34	2
11	65	33	2
12	64	34	2
13	64	34	2
14	64	34	2
15	64	34	2
16	63	35	2
17	63	35	2
18	62	36	2
19	62	36	2
20	62	36	2
21	61	36	3
22	61	36	3
23	61	36	3
24	62	35	3
25	62	35	3
26	62	35	3
27	61	35	4
28	62	34	4
29	62	34	4
30	62	33	5
31	62	33	5

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:49 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)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:23	5:45
2	11.4	6:23	5:45
3	11.4	6:23	5:46
4	11.4	6:22	5:46
5	11.4	6:22	5:46
6	11.4	6:21	5:46
7	11.4	6:21	5:46
8	11.4	6:21	5:47
9	11.4	6:20	5:47
10	11.5	6:20	5:47
11	11.5	6:19	5:47
12	11.5	6:19	5:47
13	11.5	6:18	5:47
14	11.5	6:18	5:48
15	11.5	6:17	5:48
16	11.5	6:17	5:48
17	11.5	6:16	5:48
18	11.5	6:15	5:48
19	11.6	6:15	5:48
20	11.6	6:14	5:48
21	11.6	6:14	5:49
22	11.6	6:13	5:49
23	11.6	6:12	5:49
24	11.6	6:12	5:49
25	11.6	6:11	5:49
26	11.6	6:10	5:49
27	11.7	6:10	5:49
28	11.7	6:09	5:49
29	11.7	6:08	5:49
30	11.7	6:08	5:49
31	11.7	6:07	5:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.69 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1
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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cocos

In seasonPeak

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

Cocos's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Cocos?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cocos in August

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

In August, Cocos sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Cocos 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 Cocos peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (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	16	15	12	10	8	8	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Cocos?

Cocos sits at 14.2°S, 44.5°W, 553 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Malhada, 84 km away.

Topography around Cocos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cocos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 581 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Cocos is covered by shrubs (39%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

110 m

shrubs 39%

16 km

255 m

shrubs 60%

80 km

392 m

shrubs 66%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

August weather nearby: Malhada 84 km · Carinhanha 84 km · Manga 91 km · Correntina 94 km · São Félix do Coribe 95 km · Santa Maria da Vitória 96 km · Itacarambi 113 km · Serra do Ramalho 125 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 Cocos (-14.1839°, -44.5344°, elevation 553 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	30	18
2	30	18
3	30	18
4	30	18
5	30	18
6	30	18
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	19
24	31	19
25	31	19
26	31	19
27	31	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19
31	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	83	17
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	38	1
2	62	37	1
3	63	36	1
4	63	36	1
5	63	35	2
6	64	34	2
7	64	34	2
8	64	34	2
9	64	34	2
10	64	34	2
11	65	33	2
12	64	34	2
13	64	34	2
14	64	34	2
15	64	34	2
16	63	35	2
17	63	35	2
18	62	36	2
19	62	36	2
20	62	36	2
21	61	36	3
22	61	36	3
23	61	36	3
24	62	35	3
25	62	35	3
26	62	35	3
27	61	35	4
28	62	34	4
29	62	34	4
30	62	33	5
31	62	33	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	18
2	30	18
3	30	18
4	30	18
5	30	18
6	30	18
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	19
24	31	19
25	31	19
26	31	19
27	31	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19
31	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	83	17
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	38	1
2	62	37	1
3	63	36	1
4	63	36	1
5	63	35	2
6	64	34	2
7	64	34	2
8	64	34	2
9	64	34	2
10	64	34	2
11	65	33	2
12	64	34	2
13	64	34	2
14	64	34	2
15	64	34	2
16	63	35	2
17	63	35	2
18	62	36	2
19	62	36	2
20	62	36	2
21	61	36	3
22	61	36	3
23	61	36	3
24	62	35	3
25	62	35	3
26	62	35	3
27	61	35	4
28	62	34	4
29	62	34	4
30	62	33	5
31	62	33	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	18
2	30	18
3	30	18
4	30	18
5	30	18
6	30	18
7	30	18
8	30	18
9	30	18
10	30	18
11	30	18
12	30	18
13	30	18
14	30	18
15	30	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	31	18
23	31	19
24	31	19
25	31	19
26	31	19
27	31	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	32	19
31	32	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	83	17
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	84	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	61	38	1
2	62	37	1
3	63	36	1
4	63	36	1
5	63	35	2
6	64	34	2
7	64	34	2
8	64	34	2
9	64	34	2
10	64	34	2
11	65	33	2
12	64	34	2
13	64	34	2
14	64	34	2
15	64	34	2
16	63	35	2
17	63	35	2
18	62	36	2
19	62	36	2
20	62	36	2
21	61	36	3
22	61	36	3
23	61	36	3
24	62	35	3
25	62	35	3
26	62	35	3
27	61	35	4
28	62	34	4
29	62	34	4
30	62	33	5
31	62	33	5