Mauriti weather in August

In August, Mauriti sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mauriti's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mauriti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:47 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mauriti reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13019
23119
33119
43119
53119
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293220
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313320

How August really feels in Mauriti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 8 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
8
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.

Mauriti 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
Jan33° / 23°10011.612.43.4
Feb32° / 23°12812.812.23.5
Mar32° / 22°15015.812.13.7
Apr31° / 22°9011.611.84.2
May31° / 21°406.911.74.9
Jun30° / 20°153.311.65.8
Jul30° / 19°71.811.65.9
Aug31° / 19°30.611.85.4
Sep34° / 21°10.2124.1
Oct35° / 22°81.212.23.2
Nov35° / 23°9212.32.9
Dec34° / 24°334.512.43.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46337
56436
66535
76634
86733
96733
106832
116931
126931
136931
146931
156931
166832
176832
186832
196832
206832
216931
226931
237030
247129
257228
267327
277525
287525
297624
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mauriti gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
63
73
83
93
102
112
122
132
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
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261
271
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291
301
311

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1033625
2133615
3134605
4134605
5135595
6135595
7136585
8136594
9136594
10137584
11137593
12137593
13138583
14138583
15138583
16139573
17139573
18140563
19141553
20141553
21142543
22143533
23244513
24244513
25245503
26246493
27247483
28248473
29249472
30349462
31350452

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:515:31
211.75:515:31
311.75:515:32
411.75:505:32
511.75:505:32
611.75:505:32
711.75:505:32
811.75:495:32
911.75:495:32
1011.75:495:32
1111.75:485:32
1211.75:485:32
1311.75:485:32
1411.75:475:32
1511.75:475:32
1611.85:475:32
1711.85:465:32
1811.85:465:32
1911.85:455:32
2011.85:455:32
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3011.85:405:31
3111.95:405:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mauriti

In seasonPeak

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

Mauriti's rainy season runs January–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 Mauriti?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mauriti in August

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

In August, Mauriti sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mauriti 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 Mauriti peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mauriti?

Mauriti sits at 7.4°S, 38.8°W, 376 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Milagres, 21 km away.

Topography around Mauriti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mauriti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m.

The land around Mauriti is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
881 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Milagres 21 km · Barro 23 km · Brejo Santo 26 km · Conceição 35 km · Porteiras 41 km · São José de Piranhas 42 km · Missão Velha 44 km · São José do Belmonte 53 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 Mauriti (-7.3892°, -38.7744°, elevation 376 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).