Lucas weather in August

In August, Lucas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lucas's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lucas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:04 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Lucas 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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lucas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 37°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)
13219
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63319
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How August really feels in Lucas

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.

Lucas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°26224.212.92.7
Feb32° / 24°2112212.52.7
Mar32° / 24°18123.112.12.8
Apr32° / 23°8412.511.63.8
May31° / 21°395.311.25.3
Jun31° / 20°141.7115.9
Jul31° / 19°80.911.15.9
Aug33° / 20°111.711.54.3
Sep34° / 23°496.211.93.2
Oct34° / 24°11814.612.42.7
Nov33° / 24°17419.412.82.8
Dec32° / 24°22223.1132.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
98218
108218
118218
128218
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lucas gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
103
113
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155
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289
2910
3010
3111

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1112741192
2112741192
3112741192
4122740192
5122740193
6122839183
7122839184
8122838184
9122837185
10122837175
11122936176
12122936176
13122936177
14122936177
15112836178
16112836178
17112736188
18112736188
19112637198
20102537208
21102437228
22102236238
23102136258
24102036268
25101936278
26101936288
2791835298
2891735308
2991734319
3091733329
31917323210

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:126:28
211.37:126:28
311.37:116:28
411.37:116:28
511.37:106:29
611.37:106:29
711.37:096:29
811.37:096:29
911.47:086:30
1011.47:086:30
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2911.66:556:33
3011.66:556:34
3111.76:546:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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215.4Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Lucas

In seasonPeak

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

Lucas's monsoon runs October–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 Lucas?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lucas in August

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

In August, Lucas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lucas 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 Lucas peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Sep 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lucas 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 Lucas is worst in September — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.5× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 14101 µg/m³Jun 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep107Unhealthy
Oct30Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lucas?

Lucas sits at 16.3°S, 55.9°W, 134 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio do Leverger, 54 km away.

Topography around Lucas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lucas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m.

The land around Lucas is covered by wetland (40%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, wetland (50%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
795 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Santo Antônio do Leverger 54 km · Poconé 74 km · Várzea Grande 79 km · Cuiabá 84 km · Chapada dos Guimarães 99 km · Jaciara 111 km · Campo Verde 120 km · Rondonópolis 139 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 Lucas (-16.3333°, -55.9333°, elevation 134 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).