Lapão weather in August

In August, Lapão sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lapão's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lapão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Lapão 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lapão reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Lapão weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°998.812.65.0
Feb30° / 20°588.212.44.9
Mar30° / 20°748.112.15.1
Apr30° / 20°314.811.85.8
May29° / 19°91.611.56.7
Jun27° / 18°20.611.37.8
Jul27° / 17°20.211.48.1
Aug28° / 17°10.111.67.8
Sep30° / 18°30.411.96.4
Oct31° / 19°212.512.35.3
Nov30° / 20°807.812.54.9
Dec30° / 20°867.912.75.1

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 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45842
55941
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
116040
126040
135941
145842
155842
165743
175743
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195842
205842
216040
226139
236238
246337
256535
266634
276733
286832
296931
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lapão gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1127810
2127810
3127810
412799
512799
612799
713789
8137710
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:095:38
211.56:085:38
311.56:085:39
411.56:085:39
511.56:075:39
611.56:075:39
711.56:075:39
811.56:065:39
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1011.66:055:39
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1911.66:015:40
2011.76:015:40
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3011.85:555:40
3111.85:545:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
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135.1Bright
145.1Bright
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265.6Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lapão?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Lapão for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lapão in August

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

In August, Lapão sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lapão in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lapão peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lapão?

Lapão sits at 11.4°S, 41.8°W, 775 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Irecê, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lapão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lapão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 775 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,238 m.

The land around Lapão is covered by cropland (59%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,238 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Irecê 9.0 km · São Gabriel 18 km · João Dourado 19 km · Presidente Dutra 19 km · Ibititá 24 km · Canarana 34 km · Ibipeba 35 km · Jussara 41 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 Lapão (-11.3833°, -41.8319°, elevation 775 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).