Maracás weather in August

In August, Maracás sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 14 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Maracás's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maracás's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 5:59 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Maracás is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Maracás reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

Maracás weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	90	11.4	12.7	5.1
Feb	29° / 20°	77	11.2	12.4	5.0
Mar	29° / 20°	99	12.7	12.1	5.0
Apr	28° / 20°	68	12.5	11.7	5.7
May	26° / 18°	30	8.1	11.4	6.8
Jun	25° / 17°	19	6.9	11.2	7.2
Jul	25° / 16°	17	6.5	11.3	7.4
Aug	25° / 16°	14	4.9	11.6	7.5
Sep	27° / 17°	15	4.3	11.9	7.3
Oct	29° / 18°	45	6.9	12.3	6.0
Nov	29° / 19°	110	12.4	12.6	5.2
Dec	29° / 20°	107	11.1	12.8	5.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	49	50	49	50	50	50	50	49	50	49	49	49	47	47	46	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	49	49	51	51	52	53	53	55	55
Cloudier (%)	51	50	51	50	50	50	50	51	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	55	55	55	55	54	53	52	51	51	49	49	48	47	47	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Maracás gets around 14 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	18
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	16
8	16
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	14
30	14
31	14

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Comfortable (%)	45	45	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	39
Humid (%)	53	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	45	53	0
2	2	45	53	0
3	2	46	52	0
4	2	47	51	0
5	2	47	51	0
6	3	47	50	0
7	3	47	49	0
8	3	47	49	0
9	3	47	49	0
10	3	47	49	1
11	4	47	49	1
12	4	47	49	1
13	4	47	49	1
14	4	46	49	1
15	4	46	50	1
16	4	45	50	1
17	4	44	51	1
18	4	44	51	1
19	3	43	53	1
20	3	43	53	1
21	3	43	53	1
22	3	42	54	1
23	3	42	54	1
24	2	42	55	1
25	2	41	56	1
26	2	41	56	1
27	2	41	56	1
28	2	40	57	1
29	2	40	57	1
30	2	40	57	1
31	3	39	57	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 6:06 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:06	5:30
2	11.4	6:06	5:30
3	11.4	6:05	5:30
4	11.4	6:05	5:30
5	11.4	6:04	5:31
6	11.4	6:04	5:31
7	11.5	6:04	5:31
8	11.5	6:03	5:31
9	11.5	6:03	5:31
10	11.5	6:02	5:31
11	11.5	6:02	5:32
12	11.5	6:01	5:32
13	11.5	6:01	5:32
14	11.5	6:00	5:32
15	11.5	6:00	5:32
16	11.5	5:59	5:32
17	11.6	5:59	5:32
18	11.6	5:58	5:33
19	11.6	5:58	5:33
20	11.6	5:57	5:33
21	11.6	5:57	5:33
22	11.6	5:56	5:33
23	11.6	5:55	5:33
24	11.6	5:55	5:33
25	11.7	5:54	5:33
26	11.7	5:53	5:33
27	11.7	5:53	5:33
28	11.7	5:52	5:33
29	11.7	5:51	5:33
30	11.7	5:51	5:33
31	11.7	5:50	5:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Maracás

In seasonPeak

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

Maracás's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Maracás?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maracás in August

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

In August, Maracás sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Maracás 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 Maracás peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very 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)	14	15	15	12	9	9	9	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Maracás?

Maracás sits at 13.4°S, 40.4°W, 963 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaguaquara, 51 km away.

Topography around Maracás

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maracás has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 950 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,100 m.

The land around Maracás is covered by grassland (42%), shrubs (25%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (35%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

175 m

grassland 42%

16 km

591 m

grassland 40%

80 km

1,100 m

grassland 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← July Maracás year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Jaguaquara 51 km · Jequié 60 km · Iaçu 79 km · Ubaíra 85 km · Boa Vista do Tupim 89 km · Ibicoara 93 km · Barra da Estiva 99 km · Amargosa 100 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 Maracás (-13.4411°, -40.4308°, elevation 963 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	18
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	16
8	16
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	45	53	0
2	2	45	53	0
3	2	46	52	0
4	2	47	51	0
5	2	47	51	0
6	3	47	50	0
7	3	47	49	0
8	3	47	49	0
9	3	47	49	0
10	3	47	49	1
11	4	47	49	1
12	4	47	49	1
13	4	47	49	1
14	4	46	49	1
15	4	46	50	1
16	4	45	50	1
17	4	44	51	1
18	4	44	51	1
19	3	43	53	1
20	3	43	53	1
21	3	43	53	1
22	3	42	54	1
23	3	42	54	1
24	2	42	55	1
25	2	41	56	1
26	2	41	56	1
27	2	41	56	1
28	2	40	57	1
29	2	40	57	1
30	2	40	57	1
31	3	39	57	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	18
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	16
8	16
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	45	53	0
2	2	45	53	0
3	2	46	52	0
4	2	47	51	0
5	2	47	51	0
6	3	47	50	0
7	3	47	49	0
8	3	47	49	0
9	3	47	49	0
10	3	47	49	1
11	4	47	49	1
12	4	47	49	1
13	4	47	49	1
14	4	46	49	1
15	4	46	50	1
16	4	45	50	1
17	4	44	51	1
18	4	44	51	1
19	3	43	53	1
20	3	43	53	1
21	3	43	53	1
22	3	42	54	1
23	3	42	54	1
24	2	42	55	1
25	2	41	56	1
26	2	41	56	1
27	2	41	56	1
28	2	40	57	1
29	2	40	57	1
30	2	40	57	1
31	3	39	57	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	26	16
23	26	16
24	26	16
25	26	16
26	26	16
27	26	16
28	26	16
29	26	16
30	26	16
31	26	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	50	50
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	18
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	16
8	16
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	45	53	0
2	2	45	53	0
3	2	46	52	0
4	2	47	51	0
5	2	47	51	0
6	3	47	50	0
7	3	47	49	0
8	3	47	49	0
9	3	47	49	0
10	3	47	49	1
11	4	47	49	1
12	4	47	49	1
13	4	47	49	1
14	4	46	49	1
15	4	46	50	1
16	4	45	50	1
17	4	44	51	1
18	4	44	51	1
19	3	43	53	1
20	3	43	53	1
21	3	43	53	1
22	3	42	54	1
23	3	42	54	1
24	2	42	55	1
25	2	41	56	1
26	2	41	56	1
27	2	41	56	1
28	2	40	57	1
29	2	40	57	1
30	2	40	57	1
31	3	39	57	1