Jijoca de Jericoacoara weather in August

In August, Jijoca de Jericoacoara sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jijoca de Jericoacoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:49 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Jijoca de Jericoacoara reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Jijoca de Jericoacoara

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.

Jijoca de Jericoacoara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°10916.712.13.2
Feb31° / 24°15320.712.13.1
Mar31° / 24°24426.6122.9
Apr30° / 24°27025.711.92.9
May31° / 24°12417.611.93.7
Jun32° / 24°316.611.84.5
Jul33° / 24°132.511.84.5
Aug34° / 24°30.411.94.0
Sep34° / 25°20.2123.8
Oct34° / 25°50.412.13.7
Nov34° / 25°5112.13.7
Dec33° / 25°224.712.23.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
39010
49010
5919
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15919
16919
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21928
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25946
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31946

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jijoca de Jericoacoara gets around 3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
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142
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
137324
237423
337423
437522
537522
637621
737621
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1137819
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2718118
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2918118
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3118118

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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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 5:52 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:525:44
211.95:525:44
311.95:515:44
411.95:515:44
511.95:515:44
611.95:515:44
711.95:515:44
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911.95:505:44
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1411.95:495:43
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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 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
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206.4Intense
216.4Intense
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246.5Intense
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266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jijoca de Jericoacoara

In seasonPeak

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

Jijoca de Jericoacoara's monsoon runs February–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Jijoca de Jericoacoara?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Jijoca de Jericoacoara for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jijoca de Jericoacoara in August

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

In August, Jijoca de Jericoacoara sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jijoca de Jericoacoara 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 31 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August 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
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Jijoca de Jericoacoara 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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jijoca de Jericoacoara?

Jijoca de Jericoacoara sits at 2.9°S, 40.4°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bela Cruz, 36 km away.

Topography around Jijoca de Jericoacoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jijoca de Jericoacoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Jijoca de Jericoacoara is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (26%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
1,010 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Bela Cruz 36 km · Acaraú 37 km · Marco 42 km · Camocim 44 km · Granja 49 km · Morrinhos 52 km · Itarema 59 km · Santana do Acaraú 68 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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara (-2.895°, -40.4492°, elevation 21 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).