Itabirito weather in August

In August, Itabirito sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-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 54% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Itabirito's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itabirito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:20 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Itabirito 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

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

A typical August day in Itabirito reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112411
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232412
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Itabirito weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°26320.613.14.8
Feb27° / 17°16316.112.75.2
Mar26° / 17°20720.112.15.1
Apr25° / 16°8513.611.66.3
May23° / 13°42711.17.4
Jun22° / 12°152.810.88.0
Jul23° / 11°8210.98.3
Aug24° / 12°193.511.38.4
Sep25° / 14°698.611.97.2
Oct26° / 16°11615.212.55.9
Nov25° / 17°24122134.7
Dec26° / 18°31324.613.24.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
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187327
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267327
277426
287426
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317426

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Itabirito gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
38
48
58
68
78
89
99
109
1110
1210
1310
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1511
1611
1711
1812
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2715
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2916
3017
3117

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183161
283161
384151
483152
583152
683152
783152
882162
982162
1081172
1181172
1280182
1380182
1479192
1579192
1678202
1778211
1878211
1977221
2076231
2175241
2274251
2373261
2472271
2570282
2670282
2770282
2868293
2968293
3068293
3167303

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:296:33
211.17:296:34
311.17:286:34
411.17:286:34
511.17:276:35
611.17:276:35
711.27:266:35
811.27:256:36
911.27:256:36
1011.27:246:36
1111.27:246:37
1211.27:236:37
1311.37:226:37
1411.37:226:38
1511.37:216:38
1611.37:206:38
1711.37:196:39
1811.37:196:39
1911.47:186:39
2011.47:176:40
2111.47:166:40
2211.47:166:40
2311.47:156:40
2411.47:146:41
2511.57:136:41
2611.57:126:41
2711.57:116:41
2811.57:116:42
2911.57:106:42
3011.67:096:42
3111.67:086:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
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225.0Bright
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275.1Bright
285.2Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Itabirito

In seasonPeak

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

Itabirito's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Itabirito?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itabirito in August

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

In August, Itabirito sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Itabirito in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Itabirito peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Itabirito 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 Itabirito is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1624 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Itabirito?

Itabirito sits at 20.3°S, 43.8°W, 852 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Congonhas, 29 km away.

Topography around Itabirito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itabirito has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 941 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,687 m.

The land around Itabirito is covered by trees (50%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
340 m
16 km
814 m
80 km
1,687 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Congonhas 29 km · Nova Lima 30 km · Raposos 32 km · Ouro Branco 32 km · Ouro Preto 35 km · Ibirité 37 km · Belo Horizonte 40 km · Sabará 41 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 Itabirito (-20.2533°, -43.8014°, elevation 852 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. 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).