Garanhuns weather in August

In August, Garanhuns sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 47 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Garanhuns's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garanhuns's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 47 mm; 16 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:39 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

Garanhuns is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Garanhuns reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

Garanhuns weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	45	11.3	12.5	5.4
Feb	29° / 20°	49	11.6	12.3	5.2
Mar	29° / 20°	60	14.3	12.1	5.1
Apr	28° / 20°	66	14.2	11.8	5.5
May	26° / 19°	64	16.5	11.6	5.7
Jun	24° / 18°	69	17.2	11.5	5.7
Jul	24° / 18°	67	18.7	11.5	5.5
Aug	24° / 17°	47	16	11.7	5.9
Sep	26° / 18°	31	10.7	11.9	6.7
Oct	27° / 18°	22	6.5	12.2	7.0
Nov	29° / 19°	20	5	12.4	6.3
Dec	29° / 20°	25	7.3	12.5	5.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	45	45	46	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	66	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	65	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	61	60	59	57	57	55	55	54	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Garanhuns gets around 47 mm of rain over 16 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 53% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	59	58	57	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	47	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	55
6	54
7	54
8	53
9	53
10	53
11	53
12	54
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	53
21	53
22	52
23	52
24	51
25	50
26	49
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	75	75	75	74	74	73	73
Muggy (%)	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	25	25

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	78	21
2	1	79	20
3	1	79	20
4	1	79	20
5	1	80	19
6	1	80	19
7	1	80	19
8	1	80	19
9	1	80	19
10	1	80	19
11	1	80	19
12	1	80	19
13	1	80	19
14	1	80	19
15	1	80	19
16	1	79	20
17	1	79	20
18	1	79	20
19	1	78	21
20	1	78	21
21	1	78	21
22	1	77	22
23	1	77	22
24	1	77	22
25	2	75	23
26	2	75	23
27	2	75	23
28	2	74	24
29	2	74	24
30	2	73	25
31	2	73	25

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
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4	13	light breeze
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27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

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 5:44 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:21 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:44	5:20
2	11.6	5:44	5:20
3	11.6	5:43	5:20
4	11.6	5:43	5:21
5	11.6	5:43	5:21
6	11.6	5:43	5:21
7	11.6	5:42	5:21
8	11.7	5:42	5:21
9	11.7	5:42	5:21
10	11.7	5:41	5:21
11	11.7	5:41	5:21
12	11.7	5:41	5:21
13	11.7	5:40	5:21
14	11.7	5:40	5:21
15	11.7	5:39	5:21
16	11.7	5:39	5:21
17	11.7	5:39	5:21
18	11.7	5:38	5:21
19	11.7	5:38	5:21
20	11.7	5:37	5:21
21	11.7	5:37	5:21
22	11.7	5:36	5:21
23	11.8	5:36	5:21
24	11.8	5:35	5:21
25	11.8	5:35	5:21
26	11.8	5:34	5:21
27	11.8	5:34	5:21
28	11.8	5:33	5:21
29	11.8	5:33	5:21
30	11.8	5:32	5:21
31	11.8	5:31	5:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Garanhuns?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Garanhuns for sightseeing.

What to pack for Garanhuns in August

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

In August, Garanhuns sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Garanhuns 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 Garanhuns peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Garanhuns?

Garanhuns sits at 8.9°S, 36.5°W, 950 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João, 15 km away.

Topography around Garanhuns

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garanhuns has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 853 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m.

The land around Garanhuns is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

276 m

artificial surfaces 30%

16 km

395 m

grassland 58%

80 km

1,116 m

grassland 65%

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← July Garanhuns year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: São João 15 km · Caetés 18 km · Jupi 21 km · Capoeiras 21 km · Lajedo 31 km · Correntes 33 km · Canhotinho 34 km · Bom Conselho 37 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

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 Garanhuns (-8.882°, -36.5022°, elevation 950 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	55
6	54
7	54
8	53
9	53
10	53
11	53
12	54
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	53
21	53
22	52
23	52
24	51
25	50
26	49
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	78	21
2	1	79	20
3	1	79	20
4	1	79	20
5	1	80	19
6	1	80	19
7	1	80	19
8	1	80	19
9	1	80	19
10	1	80	19
11	1	80	19
12	1	80	19
13	1	80	19
14	1	80	19
15	1	80	19
16	1	79	20
17	1	79	20
18	1	79	20
19	1	78	21
20	1	78	21
21	1	78	21
22	1	77	22
23	1	77	22
24	1	77	22
25	2	75	23
26	2	75	23
27	2	75	23
28	2	74	24
29	2	74	24
30	2	73	25
31	2	73	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	55
6	54
7	54
8	53
9	53
10	53
11	53
12	54
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	53
21	53
22	52
23	52
24	51
25	50
26	49
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	78	21
2	1	79	20
3	1	79	20
4	1	79	20
5	1	80	19
6	1	80	19
7	1	80	19
8	1	80	19
9	1	80	19
10	1	80	19
11	1	80	19
12	1	80	19
13	1	80	19
14	1	80	19
15	1	80	19
16	1	79	20
17	1	79	20
18	1	79	20
19	1	78	21
20	1	78	21
21	1	78	21
22	1	77	22
23	1	77	22
24	1	77	22
25	2	75	23
26	2	75	23
27	2	75	23
28	2	74	24
29	2	74	24
30	2	73	25
31	2	73	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	17
2	24	17
3	24	17
4	24	17
5	24	17
6	24	17
7	24	17
8	24	17
9	24	17
10	24	17
11	24	17
12	24	17
13	24	17
14	24	17
15	24	17
16	24	17
17	24	17
18	24	17
19	24	17
20	24	17
21	24	17
22	24	17
23	24	17
24	24	17
25	24	17
26	24	17
27	24	17
28	24	17
29	24	17
30	25	17
31	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	35	65
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	58
3	57
4	56
5	55
6	54
7	54
8	53
9	53
10	53
11	53
12	54
13	54
14	54
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	53
21	53
22	52
23	52
24	51
25	50
26	49
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	78	21
2	1	79	20
3	1	79	20
4	1	79	20
5	1	80	19
6	1	80	19
7	1	80	19
8	1	80	19
9	1	80	19
10	1	80	19
11	1	80	19
12	1	80	19
13	1	80	19
14	1	80	19
15	1	80	19
16	1	79	20
17	1	79	20
18	1	79	20
19	1	78	21
20	1	78	21
21	1	78	21
22	1	77	22
23	1	77	22
24	1	77	22
25	2	75	23
26	2	75	23
27	2	75	23
28	2	74	24
29	2	74	24
30	2	73	25
31	2	73	25