Floresta do Araguaia weather in August

In August, Floresta do Araguaia sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Floresta do Araguaia's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Floresta do Araguaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Floresta do Araguaia reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Floresta do Araguaia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Floresta do Araguaia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°30528.412.42.8
Feb30° / 22°29125.812.22.7
Mar30° / 23°29528.812.12.7
Apr31° / 23°21823.811.83.0
May31° / 22°10714.711.73.8
Jun32° / 22°112.311.64.6
Jul34° / 22°30.511.64.2
Aug35° / 22°50.911.83.4
Sep34° / 23°355.1123.3
Oct32° / 23°11215.212.23.3
Nov31° / 23°19921.912.33.1
Dec30° / 23°23225.312.43.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
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59010
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Floresta do Araguaia gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13042262
22942272
32843272
42743272
52643273
62643283
72543284
82443284
92442295
102342296
112342296
122241297
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152140308
162140318
172139328
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201837359
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:356:15
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311.76:346:15
411.76:346:15
511.76:346:15
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711.76:336:15
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Floresta do Araguaia

In seasonPeak

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

Floresta do Araguaia's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Floresta do Araguaia?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Floresta do Araguaia. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Floresta do Araguaia in August

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

In August, Floresta do Araguaia sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Floresta do Araguaia 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 Floresta do Araguaia peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 12UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Floresta do Araguaia in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Floresta do Araguaia is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.6× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateSep 1938 µg/m³Jul 105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Floresta do Araguaia?

Floresta do Araguaia sits at 7.6°S, 49.7°W, 188 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Maria, 46 km away.

Topography around Floresta do Araguaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Floresta do Araguaia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m.

The land around Floresta do Araguaia is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
580 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rio Maria 46 km · Xinguara 57 km · Redenção 63 km · Conceição do Araguaia 93 km · Canaã dos Carajás 116 km · Água Azul do Norte 119 km · Santa Maria das Barreiras 147 km · Colinas do Tocantins 147 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 Floresta do Araguaia (-7.5536°, -49.7125°, elevation 188 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).