Dormentes weather in August

In August, Dormentes sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-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 53% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Dormentes's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dormentes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:56 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

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 Dormentes reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Dormentes

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.

Dormentes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°9911.612.43.8
Feb31° / 22°9812.512.33.9
Mar31° / 22°10713.412.14.0
Apr31° / 22°557.911.84.6
May31° / 21°183.411.65.3
Jun30° / 20°51.311.56.1
Jul30° / 19°30.511.66.3
Aug31° / 19°20.211.75.8
Sep33° / 20°20.3124.7
Oct34° / 22°111.412.23.8
Nov34° / 23°344.112.43.6
Dec33° / 23°516.112.53.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36238
46337
56436
66535
76436
86535
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116535
126634
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317624

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dormentes gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August, the driest month. 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.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
41
51
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71
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1355402
2356401
3456391
4457381
5458371
6459361
7459361
8460351
9460351
10462340
11363340
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25463321
26464320
27465310
28565300
29566290
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31566290

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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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 6:00 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:005:38
211.66:005:38
311.66:005:38
411.66:005:38
511.65:595:38
611.75:595:38
711.75:595:38
811.75:585:39
911.75:585:39
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1911.75:545:39
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3011.85:495:38
3111.85:485:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dormentes?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dormentes in August

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

In August, Dormentes sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Dormentes 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 Dormentes peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 10UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dormentes?

Dormentes sits at 8.4°S, 40.8°W, 486 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Afrânio, 27 km away.

Topography around Dormentes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dormentes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m.

The land around Dormentes is covered by grassland (50%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and shrubs (45%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
275 m
80 km
576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Afrânio 27 km · Paulistana 54 km · Lagoa Grande 82 km · Casa Nova 84 km · Trindade 94 km · Ouricuri 98 km · Araripina 101 km · Petrolina 110 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 Dormentes (-8.4472°, -40.7711°, elevation 486 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).