Lavras weather in August

In August, Lavras sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lavras's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lavras's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:26 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Lavras 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lavras reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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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Lavras 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
Jan28° / 19°23020.713.14.6
Feb28° / 19°1321612.74.9
Mar28° / 18°14317.312.25.3
Apr27° / 17°528.311.56.8
May24° / 14°355117.8
Jun24° / 13°172.710.78.3
Jul24° / 12°11210.88.6
Aug26° / 13°162.511.38.3
Sep27° / 15°597.311.97.0
Oct28° / 17°9612.612.55.9
Nov27° / 18°16918.7135.0
Dec27° / 19°22722.713.34.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lavras gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
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107
117
127
137
147
157
167
177
187
197
207
218
228
238
249
259
2610
2710
2811
2911
3012
3112

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178202
278202
379192
479192
580182
680182
779183
879183
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1079183
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2573243
2671254
2770264
2870264
2968275
3068275
3167285

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:356:37
211.07:356:37
311.07:346:37
411.17:346:38
511.17:336:38
611.17:336:39
711.17:326:39
811.17:326:39
911.17:316:40
1011.27:306:40
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1211.27:296:41
1311.27:286:41
1411.27:286:41
1511.27:276:42
1611.37:266:42
1711.37:256:42
1811.37:256:43
1911.37:246:43
2011.37:236:43
2111.47:226:44
2211.47:216:44
2311.47:216:44
2411.47:206:45
2511.47:196:45
2611.57:186:45
2711.57:176:45
2811.57:166:46
2911.57:156:46
3011.57:146:46
3111.67:136:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Lavras

In seasonPeak

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

Lavras's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Lavras?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lavras in August

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

In August, Lavras sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lavras in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lavras peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lavras 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 Lavras is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lavras?

Lavras sits at 21.2°S, 45.0°W, 924 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Perdões, 20 km away.

Topography around Lavras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lavras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 897 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Lavras is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
805 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Perdões 20 km · Nepomuceno 24 km · Santo Antônio do Amparo 34 km · Bom Sucesso 34 km · Campo Belo 48 km · Três Pontas 55 km · Varginha 56 km · Três Corações 57 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 Lavras (-21.2453°, -44.9997°, elevation 924 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).