João Câmara weather in August

In August, João Câmara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is João Câmara's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see João Câmara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:33 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

João Câmara is 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in João Câmara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in João Câmara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

João Câmara weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°5212.312.34.0
Feb32° / 23°6513.812.23.7
Mar31° / 23°11017.8123.6
Apr31° / 23°11517.411.93.8
May30° / 23°7611.711.84.8
Jun29° / 22°559.611.75.5
Jul29° / 21°417.811.76.0
Aug30° / 21°11311.86.3
Sep30° / 22°61.7125.9
Oct31° / 23°51.512.15.4
Nov32° / 23°72.412.35.0
Dec32° / 24°176.112.34.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 36% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

João Câmara gets around 11 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
214
313
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512
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811
911
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318

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
178112
278112
378211
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588210
688210
78839
88839
99838
109838
118857
128857
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Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:375:22
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411.85:365:22
511.85:365:22
611.85:365:22
711.85:355:22
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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 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for João Câmara

In seasonPeak

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

João Câmara's rainy season runs January–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit João Câmara?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for João Câmara in August

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

In August, João Câmara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near João Câmara in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 51 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in João Câmara 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 João Câmara peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is João Câmara?

João Câmara sits at 5.5°S, 35.8°W, 152 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Paulo do Potengi, 40 km away.

Topography around João Câmara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around João Câmara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around João Câmara is covered by grassland (48%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%), grassland (24%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: São Paulo do Potengi 40 km · Ceará-Mirim 45 km · Touros 55 km · Extremoz 60 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 61 km · Macaíba 63 km · Guamaré 73 km · Natal 73 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 João Câmara (-5.5375°, -35.8197°, elevation 152 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).