José de Freitas weather in August

In August, José de Freitas sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 José de Freitas's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see José de Freitas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:59 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

José de Freitas 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 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in José de Freitas reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 36°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 José de Freitas

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.

José de Freitas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°24721.912.22.6
Feb32° / 23°29021.912.22.7
Mar32° / 23°37127.2122.5
Apr31° / 23°30723.911.92.8
May32° / 23°13312.911.83.7
Jun33° / 24°193.611.74.1
Jul34° / 24°101.711.83.8
Aug35° / 24°20.511.83.1
Sep37° / 25°30.6122.2
Oct37° / 26°151.812.11.7
Nov37° / 26°35512.21.9
Dec35° / 25°9310.912.32.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

José de Freitas gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 2% on the wettest days.

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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 6:03 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for José de Freitas

In seasonPeak

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

José de Freitas's monsoon runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit José de Freitas?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in José de Freitas. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for José de Freitas in August

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

In August, José de Freitas sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in José de Freitas 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 José de Freitas peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 14UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in José de Freitas 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 José de Freitas is worst in November — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 922 µg/m³Jun 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is José de Freitas?

José de Freitas sits at 4.8°S, 42.6°W, 131 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Altos, 34 km away.

Topography around José de Freitas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around José de Freitas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m.

The land around José de Freitas is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), trees (31%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), grassland (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
160 m
80 km
369 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Altos 34 km · União 37 km · Teresina 45 km · Campo Maior 46 km · Timon 47 km · Barras 65 km · Demerval Lobão 68 km · Coelho Neto 74 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 José de Freitas (-4.7564°, -42.5756°, elevation 131 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).