Francisco Sá weather in August

In August, Francisco Sá sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Francisco Sá's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Francisco Sá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:15 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Francisco Sá 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Francisco Sá reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Francisco Sá weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°1241312.94.6
Feb30° / 20°9910.412.64.7
Mar30° / 20°11512.212.14.8
Apr29° / 19°365.411.65.9
May28° / 18°91.811.27.1
Jun27° / 16°20.4118.1
Jul27° / 16°10.111.18.3
Aug29° / 16°10.211.47.3
Sep31° / 18°10211.95.6
Oct31° / 20°56712.44.6
Nov29° / 20°1621512.84.5
Dec29° / 20°19216.5134.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Francisco Sá gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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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
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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 7:22 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:226:38
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311.37:226:38
411.37:216:38
511.37:216:39
611.37:206:39
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811.37:196:40
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1911.57:136:42
2011.57:126:42
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2311.57:106:43
2411.67:096:43
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2911.67:066:44
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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 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Francisco Sá

In seasonPeak

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

Francisco Sá's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Francisco Sá?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Francisco Sá in August

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

In August, Francisco Sá sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Francisco Sá 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 Francisco Sá peaks around February 15 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 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Francisco Sá?

Francisco Sá sits at 16.5°S, 43.5°W, 650 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Montes Claros, 49 km away.

Topography around Francisco Sá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Francisco Sá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 677 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,038 m.

The land around Francisco Sá is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
570 m
80 km
1,038 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Montes Claros 49 km · Janaúba 77 km · Bocaiúva 78 km · São João da Ponte 82 km · Porteirinha 95 km · Coração de Jesus 96 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 96 km · Varzelândia 104 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 Francisco Sá (-16.4758°, -43.4883°, elevation 650 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).