Manhuaçu weather in August

In August, Manhuaçu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Manhuaçu's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manhuaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:13 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Manhuaçu 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Manhuaçu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22313
32313
42313
52313
62313
72313
82313
92313
102313
112313
122413
132413
142413
152413
162413
172413
182413
192413
202413
212413
222413
232413
242413
252413
262413
272414
282414
292414
302414
312414

Manhuaçu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°18115.813.15.4
Feb28° / 18°10612.612.75.6
Mar27° / 18°14916.212.15.5
Apr26° / 17°731211.66.4
May24° / 15°366.411.17.4
Jun23° / 13°13310.88.0
Jul23° / 13°92.210.98.1
Aug24° / 13°143.311.38.2
Sep25° / 15°487.111.97.4
Oct25° / 16°1041212.56.3
Nov25° / 17°19817.8135.2
Dec26° / 18°26321.113.24.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136040
146040
156040
166040
176040
185941
195941
206040
216040
226040
236040
246139
256238
266238
276238
286337
296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Manhuaçu gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
59
69
79
89
910
1010
1110
1210
1311
1411
1511
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2812
2912
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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
155414
254415
355405
455405
554406
654406
754406
853416
953416
1052426
1152426
1251436
1352435
1451445
1551445
1650455
1750455
1849465
1949475
2048475
2147485
2246495
2346495
2445496
2544506
2643507
2742517
2842508
2941509
3040519
31395110

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 7:22 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:226:26
211.17:226:27
311.17:216:27
411.17:216:27
511.17:206:28
611.17:206:28
711.27:196:28
811.27:186:29
911.27:186:29
1011.27:176:29
1111.27:176:30
1211.27:166:30
1311.37:156:30
1411.37:156:31
1511.37:146:31
1611.37:136:31
1711.37:126:32
1811.37:126:32
1911.47:116:32
2011.47:106:33
2111.47:096:33
2211.47:096:33
2311.47:086:33
2411.47:076:34
2511.57:066:34
2611.57:056:34
2711.57:046:34
2811.57:046:35
2911.57:036:35
3011.67:026:35
3111.67:016:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Manhuaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Manhuaçu's monsoon runs March–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 Manhuaçu?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Manhuaçu in August

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

In August, Manhuaçu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Manhuaçu 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 Manhuaçu peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 11UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Manhuaçu?

Manhuaçu sits at 20.3°S, 42.0°W, 641 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manhumirim, 14 km away.

Topography around Manhuaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manhuaçu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 720 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,078 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,734 m.

The land around Manhuaçu is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,078 m
80 km
2,734 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Manhumirim 14 km · Simonésia 15 km · Santa Margarida 27 km · Matipó 32 km · Divino 41 km · Lajinha 44 km · Espera Feliz 46 km · Raul Soares 47 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 Manhuaçu (-20.2581°, -42.0336°, elevation 641 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).