Garopaba weather in August

In August, Garopaba sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 101 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Garopaba's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garopaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:49 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Garopaba reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21815
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51815
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Garopaba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 23°17218.313.65.5
Feb26° / 23°14616.9135.4
Mar25° / 23°13516.812.25.9
Apr23° / 21°9811.111.46.8
May21° / 18°13510.810.66.5
Jun19° / 16°1109.710.36.2
Jul18° / 15°1009.910.46.0
Aug18° / 15°1019.6116.2
Sep19° / 17°14712.611.85.7
Oct21° / 18°13914.212.75.6
Nov22° / 20°12613.413.46.1
Dec24° / 22°12513.613.76.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45644
55644
65644
75644
85545
95545
105545
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195545
205545
215545
225545
235545
245545
255446
265446
275347
285248
295149
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Garopaba gets around 101 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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531
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3132

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 35% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13932281
23933281
33833281
43833281
53833281
63833281
73833281
83734281
93734281
103634291
113634291
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173232351
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193131371
203130391
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272927422
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292827432
302827432
312827433

Wind in August

Winds average 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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1120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:016:40
210.78:006:41
310.78:006:41
410.77:596:42
510.77:586:42
610.87:576:43
710.87:576:43
810.87:566:44
910.87:556:45
1010.97:546:45
1110.97:536:46
1210.97:526:46
1310.97:516:47
1410.97:516:47
1511.07:506:48
1611.07:496:48
1711.07:486:49
1811.07:476:49
1911.17:466:50
2011.17:456:50
2111.17:446:51
2211.17:436:52
2311.27:426:52
2411.27:416:53
2511.27:406:53
2611.37:386:54
2711.37:376:54
2811.37:366:55
2911.37:356:55
3011.47:346:56
3111.47:336:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
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163.6Moderate
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183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Garopaba?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Garopaba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Garopaba in August

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

In August, Garopaba sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Garopaba in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 25°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 16 to Jun 3 — about 7.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr24Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct20Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Garopaba in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garopaba peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 13Jul 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Garopaba?

Garopaba sits at 28.0°S, 48.6°W, 15 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Imbituba, 25 km away.

Topography around Garopaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garopaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,813 m.

The land around Garopaba is covered by water (54%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,813 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Imbituba 25 km · Freguesia do Ribeirao da Ilha 34 km · Ribeirão da Ilha 37 km · Santo Amaro da Imperatriz 41 km · Palhoça 42 km · São José 45 km · Pantanal 47 km · Campinas 48 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 Garopaba (-28.0233°, -48.6133°, elevation 15 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).