Euclides da Cunha weather in August

In August, Euclides da Cunha sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 19 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Euclides da Cunha's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Euclides da Cunha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Euclides da Cunha 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Euclides da Cunha reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
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172718
182718
192718
202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262818
272818
282818
292818
302819
312819

How August really feels in Euclides da Cunha

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.

Euclides da Cunha weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°536.412.54.2
Feb32° / 22°427.512.34.1
Mar32° / 22°538.612.14.2
Apr31° / 21°368.511.84.8
May29° / 21°349.711.55.7
Jun27° / 19°2910.111.46.4
Jul26° / 18°238.811.46.7
Aug27° / 18°197.411.76.8
Sep29° / 19°124.211.96.3
Oct31° / 20°182.912.25.3
Nov32° / 21°334.712.54.6
Dec32° / 21°344.512.64.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74753
84654
94654
104654
114654
124555
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184456
194555
204555
214555
224654
234753
244852
254951
265050
275149
285248
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Euclides da Cunha gets around 19 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
524
624
723
823
923
1024
1124
1224
1325
1425
1525
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2325
2424
2523
2622
2721
2820
2919
3018
3117

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
156926
257025
357025
457025
557124
647224
747224
847224
947224
1047224
1147224
1247224
1337225
1437225
1537225
1637225
1737126
1837126
1937126
2037027
2137027
2227127
2337027
2437126
2537126
2637126
2737225
2847125
2947125
3047125
3157124

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:565:28
211.55:565:28
311.55:565:28
411.65:555:29
511.65:555:29
611.65:555:29
711.65:545:29
811.65:545:29
911.65:545:29
1011.65:535:29
1111.65:535:29
1211.65:525:29
1311.65:525:29
1411.65:525:30
1511.65:515:30
1611.75:515:30
1711.75:505:30
1811.75:505:30
1911.75:495:30
2011.75:495:30
2111.75:485:30
2211.75:485:30
2311.75:475:30
2411.75:475:30
2511.75:465:30
2611.75:455:30
2711.75:455:30
2811.85:445:30
2911.85:445:30
3011.85:435:30
3111.85:435:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Euclides da Cunha?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Euclides da Cunha in August

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

In August, Euclides da Cunha sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Euclides da Cunha 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 Euclides da Cunha peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Euclides da Cunha?

Euclides da Cunha sits at 10.5°S, 39.0°W, 478 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Quijingue, 34 km away.

Topography around Euclides da Cunha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Euclides da Cunha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m.

The land around Euclides da Cunha is covered by shrubs (32%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
420 m
80 km
796 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Quijingue 34 km · Monte Santo 36 km · Cansanção 56 km · Tucano 56 km · Nordestina 57 km · Ribeira do Pombal 64 km · Canudos 68 km · Cícero Dantas 70 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 Euclides da Cunha (-10.5075°, -39.0158°, elevation 478 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).