Encruzilhada weather in August

In August, Encruzilhada sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 13 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Encruzilhada's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encruzilhada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Encruzilhada 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Encruzilhada reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Encruzilhada weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°7810.712.85.5
Feb29° / 19°508.612.55.4
Mar29° / 19°8712.512.15.3
Apr27° / 19°4510.211.76.2
May26° / 17°237.111.37.0
Jun25° / 16°154.911.17.6
Jul24° / 15°166.511.27.6
Aug25° / 15°13511.57.7
Sep27° / 16°164.411.97.4
Oct28° / 17°537.812.46.7
Nov28° / 19°11513.212.75.7
Dec28° / 19°10512.312.95.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84555
94555
104456
114456
124357
134357
144258
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204357
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224456
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244753
254852
265050
275149
285347
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305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Encruzilhada gets around 13 mm of rain over 5 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2019
2118
2218
2317
2417
2516
2616
2715
2814
2914
3014
3113

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 (%)
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5136423
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8146224
9146224
10146224
11146125
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:115:29
211.36:105:29
311.36:105:29
411.36:105:29
511.36:095:30
611.46:095:30
711.46:085:30
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1411.56:055:32
1511.56:045:32
1611.56:035:32
1711.56:035:32
1811.56:025:32
1911.56:025:33
2011.56:015:33
2111.56:005:33
2211.66:005:33
2311.65:595:33
2411.65:585:33
2511.65:585:33
2611.65:575:34
2711.65:565:34
2811.65:555:34
2911.75:555:34
3011.75:545:34
3111.75:535:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.1Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Encruzilhada

In seasonPeak

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

Encruzilhada's rainy season runs October–January, 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 Encruzilhada?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Encruzilhada in August

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

In August, Encruzilhada sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Encruzilhada 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 Encruzilhada peaks around February 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Encruzilhada?

Encruzilhada sits at 15.5°S, 40.9°W, 627 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cândido Sales, 35 km away.

Topography around Encruzilhada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encruzilhada has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 701 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 944 m.

The land around Encruzilhada is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
272 m
16 km
471 m
80 km
944 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Cândido Sales 35 km · Itambé 44 km · Macarani 52 km · Belo Campo 66 km · Pedra Azul 67 km · Vitória da Conquista 74 km · Almenara 76 km · Itapetinga 78 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 Encruzilhada (-15.5314°, -40.9094°, elevation 627 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).