Macaúbas weather in August

In August, Macaúbas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Macaúbas's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macaúbas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:08 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Macaúbas 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Macaúbas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
12916
22916
32916
42916
52916
62916
72916
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92916
103016
113016
123016
133016
143016
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233017
243017
253017
263117
273117
283117
293117
303117
313117

How August really feels in Macaúbas

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.

Macaúbas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°15610.812.74.8
Feb30° / 20°889.712.44.8
Mar30° / 20°12611.112.14.7
Apr30° / 20°597.111.75.4
May29° / 18°152.611.46.2
Jun29° / 17°30.511.27.2
Jul29° / 16°10.211.37.4
Aug30° / 16°10.111.66.6
Sep32° / 18°111.511.95.1
Oct32° / 20°605.812.34.3
Nov30° / 20°17312.612.64.4
Dec30° / 20°16211.812.84.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
47723
57822
67822
77822
87822
97822
107822
117822
127822
137723
147723
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217624
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267723
277921
287921
297921
307921
318020

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

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

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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
159401
260391
361381
461381
561372
662362
762362
863352
963352
1063352
1163352
1263352
1363352
1462362
1562362
1662362
1762362
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2760373
2860373
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3059374
3159374

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:145:39
211.46:145:40
311.46:145:40
411.46:135:40
511.56:135:40
611.56:135:40
711.56:125:41
811.56:125:41
911.56:115:41
1011.56:115:41
1111.56:105:41
1211.56:105:41
1311.56:095:41
1411.56:095:42
1511.66:085:42
1611.66:085:42
1711.66:075:42
1811.66:075:42
1911.66:065:42
2011.66:065:42
2111.66:055:42
2211.66:055:42
2311.66:045:42
2411.76:035:43
2511.76:035:43
2611.76:025:43
2711.76:015:43
2811.76:015:43
2911.76:005:43
3011.75:595:43
3111.75:595:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Macaúbas

In seasonPeak

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

Macaúbas's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Macaúbas?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Macaúbas in August

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

In August, Macaúbas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Macaúbas 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 Macaúbas peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Macaúbas?

Macaúbas sits at 13.0°S, 42.7°W, 695 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boquira, 22 km away.

Topography around Macaúbas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macaúbas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m.

The land around Macaúbas is covered by shrubs (33%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
1,375 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Boquira 22 km · Tanque Novo 63 km · Paratinga 64 km · Paramirim 68 km · Riacho de Santana 71 km · Oliveira dos Brejinhos 81 km · Bom Jesus da Lapa 82 km · Igaporã 84 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 Macaúbas (-13.0194°, -42.6986°, elevation 695 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).