Cruz das Almas weather in August

In August, Cruz das Almas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 86 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Cruz das Almas's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cruz das Almas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:53 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Cruz das Almas 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cruz das Almas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°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 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Cruz das Almas

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Cruz das Almas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°8516.612.74.2
Feb30° / 23°6916.512.43.9
Mar30° / 23°9219.912.13.9
Apr29° / 23°10922.211.73.9
May27° / 22°11521.411.44.8
Jun26° / 21°11622.711.34.8
Jul26° / 20°9922.711.35.0
Aug26° / 20°8621.311.65.1
Sep27° / 21°6616.811.95.6
Oct28° / 22°5814.812.35.3
Nov29° / 22°7314.412.64.7
Dec30° / 23°6513.212.74.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 38% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46238
56139
66139
76139
85941
95941
105842
115842
125842
135644
145644
155644
165644
175743
185743
195743
205842
216040
226040
236139
246337
256337
266337
276535
286535
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cruz das Almas gets around 86 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
271
370
470
569
669
769
869
969
1069
1169
1270
1370
1470
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2170
2270
2369
2468
2567
2666
2765
2864
2963
3062
3161

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17849
27849
37849
48839
58848
68848
78848
88848
98848
108848
118848
128848
138848
148848
158848
167858
177858
186868
196859
206859
2158510
2258510
2348511
2448511
2548412
2648412
2748313
2848313
2948214
3048115
3158015

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 5:59 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:595:25
211.45:595:26
311.55:595:26
411.55:585:26
511.55:585:26
611.55:585:26
711.55:575:27
811.55:575:27
911.55:575:27
1011.55:565:27
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1211.55:555:27
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1411.65:545:28
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2611.75:475:29
2711.75:475:29
2811.75:465:29
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3011.75:455:29
3111.75:445:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cruz das Almas?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cruz das Almas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cruz das Almas in August

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

In August, Cruz das Almas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Cruz das Almas in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Cruz das Almas 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 Cruz das Almas peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cruz das Almas?

Cruz das Almas sits at 12.7°S, 39.1°W, 224 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Governador Mangabeira, 10 km away.

Topography around Cruz das Almas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cruz das Almas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 882 m.

The land around Cruz das Almas is covered by grassland (46%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
441 m
80 km
882 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Governador Mangabeira 10 km · Sapeaçu 11 km · Muritiba 13 km · Conceição do Almeida 14 km · Cachoeira 17 km · Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu 18 km · São Felipe 20 km · Conceição da Feira 21 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 Cruz das Almas (-12.67°, -39.1019°, elevation 224 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).