Curvelo weather in August

In August, Curvelo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Curvelo's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Curvelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:21 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Curvelo 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Curvelo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Curvelo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°20216.7134.3
Feb30° / 20°11711.812.64.5
Mar30° / 20°13614.812.14.6
Apr29° / 19°517.911.65.8
May28° / 16°203.411.17.5
Jun27° / 15°5110.98.3
Jul27° / 14°20.3118.5
Aug29° / 15°5111.47.4
Sep31° / 18°314.811.95.6
Oct31° / 20°819.512.44.6
Nov29° / 20°19917.612.94.2
Dec29° / 20°26719.813.14.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Curvelo gets around 5 mm of rain over 1 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1672850
2682750
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4692650
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30593191
315831101

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
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 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 7:29 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:296:38
211.27:296:38
311.27:296:39
411.27:286:39
511.27:286:39
611.27:276:40
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1611.47:216:43
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1911.47:196:43
2011.47:186:44
2111.47:176:44
2211.57:176:44
2311.57:166:44
2411.57:156:45
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2711.57:136:45
2811.67:126:45
2911.67:116:46
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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Curvelo

In seasonPeak

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

Curvelo's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Curvelo?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Curvelo in August

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

In August, Curvelo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Curvelo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Curvelo peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Curvelo?

Curvelo sits at 18.8°S, 44.4°W, 653 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Corinto, 42 km away.

Topography around Curvelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curvelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 631 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,026 m.

The land around Curvelo is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (33%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,026 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Corinto 42 km · Paraopeba 58 km · Pompéu 74 km · Sete Lagoas 81 km · Matozinhos 96 km · Diamantina 104 km · Pedro Leopoldo 104 km · Três Marias 105 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 Curvelo (-18.7564°, -44.4308°, elevation 653 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).