Lages weather in August

In August, Lages sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 113 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lages's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lages's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:55 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Lages 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lages reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5178
6188
7188
8188
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18188
19199
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23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

Lages weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°19419.413.65.2
Feb25° / 16°16618.1135.2
Mar24° / 15°12915.512.25.9
Apr22° / 13°9910.311.46.4
May18° / 13110.410.65.7
Jun17° / 13110.210.35.2
Jul16° / 12310.310.45.2
Aug18° / 1139.1116.1
Sep19° / 10°16612.111.85.8
Oct21° / 12°19515.512.75.5
Nov23° / 13°1461513.45.9
Dec25° / 15°16816.613.75.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35050
45050
55050
65149
75050
84951
94951
104852
114852
124753
134753
144753
154753
164852
174852
184852
194951
205050
215050
225050
235149
245149
255248
265248
275248
285248
295248
305248
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lages gets around 113 mm of rain over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1930
2030
2130
2230
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189110
288120
388120
487130
587130
686140
786140
885150
985150
1084160
1184160
1283170
1383170
1483170
1583170
1683170
1783170
1882180
1982180
2082180
2182180
2281190
2380191
2479201
2579201
2678211
2777221
2877221
2976231
3075241
3174251

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:076:47
210.78:076:48
310.78:066:48
410.78:056:49
510.78:056:50
610.88:046:50
710.88:036:51
810.88:026:51
910.88:016:52
1010.98:016:52
1110.98:006:53
1210.97:596:53
1310.97:586:54
1411.07:576:54
1511.07:566:55
1611.07:556:55
1711.07:546:56
1811.17:536:57
1911.17:526:57
2011.17:516:58
2111.17:506:58
2211.27:496:59
2311.27:486:59
2411.27:477:00
2511.27:467:00
2611.37:457:01
2711.37:447:01
2811.37:437:02
2911.37:427:02
3011.47:417:03
3111.47:407:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lages?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lages for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lages in August

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

In August, Lages sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Lages in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lages peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lages 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 Lages is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2016 µg/m³Mar 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lages?

Lages sits at 27.8°S, 50.3°W, 917 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Correia Pinto, 26 km away.

Topography around Lages

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lages has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 909 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,396 m.

The land around Lages is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
431 m
80 km
1,396 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Correia Pinto 26 km · Otacílio Costa 42 km · Curitibanos 65 km · São Joaquim 66 km · Pouso Redondo 73 km · Ituporanga 84 km · Taió 84 km · Rio do Sul 95 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 Lages (-27.8161°, -50.3261°, elevation 917 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).