Ilha Grande weather in August

In August, Ilha Grande sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ilha Grande's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilha Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:54 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
23%
2nd clearest
Wind
27 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ilha Grande reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Ilha Grande

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.

Ilha Grande 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
Jan28° / 26°14621.312.14.3
Feb28° / 26°21123.712.13.9
Mar28° / 25°32328.3123.7
Apr28° / 26°34327.311.93.5
May29° / 26°17820.711.94.3
Jun29° / 26°5111.311.85.5
Jul29° / 26°224.311.96.5
Aug30° / 26°20.411.97.0
Sep29° / 26°10.2127.2
Oct29° / 26°60.812.17.1
Nov29° / 26°71.612.16.8
Dec29° / 26°347.712.25.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
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23937
24937
25937
26937
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ilha Grande gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
23
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52
62
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6694
7694
8694
9694
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18496
19496
20496
21496
22496
23397
24397
25397
26298
27298
28298
29298
30199
31199

Wind in August

Winds average 27 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:50
211.95:575:50
311.95:575:50
411.95:575:50
511.95:575:49
611.95:565:49
711.95:565:49
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1011.95:565:49
1111.95:555:49
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1411.95:555:49
1511.95:545:49
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1711.95:545:48
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1911.95:535:48
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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 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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106.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ilha Grande

In seasonPeak

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

Ilha Grande's monsoon runs February–May, 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 Ilha Grande?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ilha Grande in August

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

In August, Ilha Grande sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ilha Grande in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in September near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ilha Grande 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 Ilha Grande peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ilha Grande 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 Ilha Grande is worst in December — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1217 µg/m³Aug 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ilha Grande?

Ilha Grande sits at 2.9°S, 41.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Parnaíba, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Ilha Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilha Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Ilha Grande is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Parnaíba 7.0 km · Araioses 10 km · Luís Correia 17 km · Buriti dos Lopes 36 km · Tutóia 52 km · Cocal 75 km · Paulino Neves 81 km · São Bernardo 88 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 Ilha Grande (-2.8521°, -41.8169°, elevation 0 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. 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).