Floresta weather in August

In August, Floresta sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Floresta's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Floresta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:47 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Floresta is 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 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Floresta reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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

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.

Floresta 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
Jan34° / 24°556.912.43.0
Feb34° / 24°707.612.33.1
Mar34° / 24°759.912.13.2
Apr33° / 23°487.311.83.9
May31° / 22°255.311.64.9
Jun30° / 21°133.111.55.9
Jul29° / 20°82.211.56.3
Aug30° / 20°61.211.75.9
Sep33° / 21°20.311.94.7
Oct35° / 22°60.912.23.4
Nov36° / 24°111.712.42.7
Dec35° / 24°21312.52.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44654
54654
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114951
124951
134852
144852
154852
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225248
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306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Floresta gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 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 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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26
36
46
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
157124
257124
357223
457322
557322
657421
757520
857619
967519
1067618
1167618
1257817
1357916
1457916
1558015
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2677914
2787814
2887814
2997813
30107713
31107713

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
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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 5:52 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:525:29
211.65:525:29
311.65:515:29
411.65:515:29
511.65:515:29
611.65:505:29
711.75:505:29
811.75:505:30
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1911.75:465:30
2011.75:455:30
2111.85:455:30
2211.85:445:30
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2711.85:425:29
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3011.85:405:29
3111.85:405:29

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Floresta?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Floresta in August

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

In August, Floresta sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Floresta 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 peaks around March 11 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 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Floresta?

Floresta sits at 8.6°S, 38.6°W, 321 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Belém de São Francisco, 47 km away.

Topography around Floresta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Floresta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Floresta is covered by shrubs (46%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Belém de São Francisco 47 km · Petrolândia 57 km · Abaré 61 km · Tacaratu 73 km · Serra Talhada 74 km · Cabrobó 82 km · Salgueiro 84 km · São José do Belmonte 85 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 (-8.6011°, -38.5686°, elevation 321 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).