Luz weather in August
In August, Luz sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Luz's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luz's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 28°
- 9th warmest
- Overnight low
- 15°
- 3rd coldest
- Rainfall
- 11 mm
- 2.1 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 18 min
- 7:27 AM – 6:46 PM
- Cloud cover
- 31%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 7 km/h
- 3rd windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.15 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.9
- out of 10
Luz is human settlement in Brazil.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in August
Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.
A typical August day in Luz reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 14 |
| 2 | 27 | 14 |
| 3 | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | 27 | 14 |
| 5 | 27 | 14 |
| 6 | 27 | 14 |
| 7 | 27 | 14 |
| 8 | 27 | 14 |
| 9 | 27 | 14 |
| 10 | 27 | 14 |
| 11 | 27 | 14 |
| 12 | 27 | 14 |
| 13 | 27 | 14 |
| 14 | 27 | 14 |
| 15 | 28 | 14 |
| 16 | 28 | 14 |
| 17 | 28 | 14 |
| 18 | 28 | 14 |
| 19 | 28 | 15 |
| 20 | 28 | 15 |
| 21 | 28 | 15 |
| 22 | 28 | 15 |
| 23 | 28 | 15 |
| 24 | 28 | 15 |
| 25 | 28 | 15 |
| 26 | 28 | 15 |
| 27 | 28 | 15 |
| 28 | 29 | 15 |
| 29 | 29 | 15 |
| 30 | 29 | 15 |
| 31 | 29 | 15 |
Luz weather by month
How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 20° | 250 | 20.1 | 13.1 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 29° / 20° | 155 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 29° / 20° | 169 | 17.9 | 12.1 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 28° / 18° | 61 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 6.3 |
| May | 26° / 16° | 34 | 5 | 11.1 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 26° / 14° | 10 | 1.8 | 10.8 | 8.4 |
| Jul | 26° / 14° | 6 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 8.5 |
| Aug | 28° / 15° | 11 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 7.9 |
| Sep | 29° / 17° | 50 | 6.7 | 11.9 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 30° / 19° | 98 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 4.9 |
| Nov | 29° / 20° | 216 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 4.3 |
| Dec | 29° / 20° | 271 | 22.8 | 13.2 | 4.0 |
Cloud cover in August
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 22%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Cloudier (%) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | 22 |
| 2 | 78 | 22 |
| 3 | 78 | 22 |
| 4 | 78 | 22 |
| 5 | 78 | 22 |
| 6 | 78 | 22 |
| 7 | 79 | 21 |
| 8 | 79 | 21 |
| 9 | 79 | 21 |
| 10 | 79 | 21 |
| 11 | 79 | 21 |
| 12 | 79 | 21 |
| 13 | 79 | 21 |
| 14 | 78 | 22 |
| 15 | 78 | 22 |
| 16 | 78 | 22 |
| 17 | 78 | 22 |
| 18 | 79 | 21 |
| 19 | 78 | 22 |
| 20 | 78 | 22 |
| 21 | 78 | 22 |
| 22 | 78 | 22 |
| 23 | 78 | 22 |
| 24 | 78 | 22 |
| 25 | 79 | 21 |
| 26 | 78 | 22 |
| 27 | 78 | 22 |
| 28 | 78 | 22 |
| 29 | 79 | 21 |
| 30 | 79 | 21 |
| 31 | 78 | 22 |
Chance of precipitation in August
Luz gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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| Rain chance (%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 7 |
| 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 8 |
| 21 | 8 |
| 22 | 8 |
| 23 | 9 |
| 24 | 9 |
| 25 | 10 |
| 26 | 10 |
| 27 | 10 |
| 28 | 11 |
| 29 | 11 |
| 30 | 12 |
| 31 | 12 |
Humidity in August
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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 |
| Comfortable (%) | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Humid (%) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | 66 | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | 66 | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | 67 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | 67 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | 67 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | 67 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 67 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | 67 | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | 67 | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | 66 | 28 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | 66 | 28 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | 65 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | 64 | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | 64 | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | 63 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | 61 | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | 61 | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | 59 | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | 59 | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | 58 | 32 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | 57 | 33 | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | 56 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | 56 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | 55 | 33 | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | 54 | 33 | 12 | 1 |
Wind in August
Winds average 7 km/h in August.
Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | calm |
| 2 | 7 | calm |
| 3 | 7 | calm |
| 4 | 7 | calm |
| 5 | 7 | calm |
| 6 | 7 | calm |
| 7 | 7 | calm |
| 8 | 7 | calm |
| 9 | 7 | calm |
| 10 | 7 | calm |
| 11 | 7 | calm |
| 12 | 7 | calm |
| 13 | 7 | calm |
| 14 | 7 | calm |
| 15 | 7 | calm |
| 16 | 7 | calm |
| 17 | 7 | calm |
| 18 | 7 | calm |
| 19 | 7 | calm |
| 20 | 7 | calm |
| 21 | 7 | calm |
| 22 | 7 | calm |
| 23 | 7 | calm |
| 24 | 7 | calm |
| 25 | 7 | calm |
| 26 | 7 | calm |
| 27 | 7 | calm |
| 28 | 7 | calm |
| 29 | 7 | calm |
| 30 | 7 | calm |
| 31 | 7 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in August
Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:36 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:50 PM.
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| Daylight (h) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:36 | 7:36 | 7:35 | 7:35 | 7:34 | 7:34 | 7:33 | 7:32 | 7:32 | 7:31 | 7:31 | 7:30 | 7:29 | 7:29 | 7:28 | 7:27 | 7:27 | 7:26 | 7:25 | 7:24 | 7:24 | 7:23 | 7:22 | 7:21 | 7:20 | 7:20 | 7:19 | 7:18 | 7:17 | 7:16 | 7:15 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:43 | 6:43 | 6:43 | 6:44 | 6:44 | 6:44 | 6:45 | 6:45 | 6:45 | 6:46 | 6:46 | 6:46 | 6:46 | 6:47 | 6:47 | 6:47 | 6:48 | 6:48 | 6:48 | 6:48 | 6:49 | 6:49 | 6:49 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:50 | 6:50 | 6:50 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.1 | 7:36 | 6:42 |
| 2 | 11.1 | 7:36 | 6:42 |
| 3 | 11.1 | 7:35 | 6:42 |
| 4 | 11.1 | 7:35 | 6:43 |
| 5 | 11.1 | 7:34 | 6:43 |
| 6 | 11.2 | 7:34 | 6:43 |
| 7 | 11.2 | 7:33 | 6:44 |
| 8 | 11.2 | 7:32 | 6:44 |
| 9 | 11.2 | 7:32 | 6:44 |
| 10 | 11.2 | 7:31 | 6:45 |
| 11 | 11.2 | 7:31 | 6:45 |
| 12 | 11.3 | 7:30 | 6:45 |
| 13 | 11.3 | 7:29 | 6:46 |
| 14 | 11.3 | 7:29 | 6:46 |
| 15 | 11.3 | 7:28 | 6:46 |
| 16 | 11.3 | 7:27 | 6:46 |
| 17 | 11.3 | 7:27 | 6:47 |
| 18 | 11.4 | 7:26 | 6:47 |
| 19 | 11.4 | 7:25 | 6:47 |
| 20 | 11.4 | 7:24 | 6:48 |
| 21 | 11.4 | 7:24 | 6:48 |
| 22 | 11.4 | 7:23 | 6:48 |
| 23 | 11.4 | 7:22 | 6:48 |
| 24 | 11.5 | 7:21 | 6:49 |
| 25 | 11.5 | 7:20 | 6:49 |
| 26 | 11.5 | 7:20 | 6:49 |
| 27 | 11.5 | 7:19 | 6:49 |
| 28 | 11.5 | 7:18 | 6:50 |
| 29 | 11.5 | 7:17 | 6:50 |
| 30 | 11.6 | 7:16 | 6:50 |
| 31 | 11.6 | 7:15 | 6:50 |
Solar energy in August
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.15 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 2 | 4.7 | Bright |
| 3 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 4 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 5 | 4.8 | Bright |
| 6 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 7 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 8 | 4.9 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.5 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Luz
None of Luz's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Luz's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is August a good time to visit Luz?
Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
August is one of the better times to visit Luz for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Luz in August
From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In August, Luz sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.
UV index in Luz in August
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 Luz peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Luz?
Luz sits at 19.8°S, 45.7°W, 679 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Prata, 29 km away.
Topography around Luz
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Luz.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Luz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 669 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m.
The land around Luz is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (24%) within 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
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 Luz (-19.8014°, -45.6856°, elevation 679 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).