Lagoa Nova weather in August

In August, Lagoa Nova sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lagoa Nova's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa Nova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:36 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Lagoa Nova 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lagoa Nova reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Lagoa Nova

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.

Lagoa Nova weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°588.912.34.0
Feb32° / 22°741012.23.9
Mar31° / 22°11714.3123.9
Apr31° / 22°9913.311.94.2
May31° / 21°47811.74.9
Jun30° / 21°315.711.75.7
Jul30° / 20°203.611.76.0
Aug31° / 20°60.811.85.8
Sep32° / 20°20.4125.2
Oct33° / 21°20.512.14.6
Nov33° / 21°30.712.34.4
Dec33° / 22°132.612.34.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37921
47921
58020
68119
78218
88218
98218
108218
118317
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138317
148218
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318812

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lagoa Nova gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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34
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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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
186428
286527
386626
486626
596625
696724
796724
8106723
9106822
10106822
11106822
12106921
13106921
14107020
1597120
1697120
1797120
1897120
1997120
2097219
2187319
2287319
2387319
2477419
2577419
2677419
2777419
2877419
2977419
3077518
3177518

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 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
119light breeze
219light breeze
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419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:405:24
211.75:405:24
311.75:405:24
411.75:395:24
511.75:395:24
611.85:395:24
711.85:395:24
811.85:385:24
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1211.85:375:24
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1511.85:365:24
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1811.85:355:24
1911.85:355:24
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2111.85:345:24
2211.85:345:23
2311.85:335:23
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2511.85:325:23
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3011.95:305:22
3111.95:305:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lagoa Nova?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lagoa Nova in August

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

In August, Lagoa Nova sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lagoa Nova 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 Lagoa Nova peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa Nova?

Lagoa Nova sits at 6.1°S, 36.5°W, 588 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Currais Novos, 19 km away.

Topography around Lagoa Nova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa Nova has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Lagoa Nova is covered by grassland (49%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Currais Novos 19 km · Picuí 48 km · Santa Cruz 52 km · Cuité 56 km · Jucurutu 61 km · Parelhas 69 km · Açu 75 km · Caicó 80 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 Lagoa Nova (-6.094°, -36.4722°, elevation 588 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).