Medina weather in August

In August, Medina sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Medina's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:06 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Medina 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Medina reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Medina 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11010.712.94.8
Feb31° / 20°69812.54.8
Mar30° / 20°11111.812.14.8
Apr29° / 19°49811.65.9
May27° / 18°224.811.37.2
Jun26° / 16°102.511.17.7
Jul26° / 15°103.111.17.8
Aug27° / 16°72.311.57.8
Sep29° / 17°183.411.96.7
Oct30° / 18°597.712.45.4
Nov29° / 19°15814.312.84.8
Dec29° / 20°1681412.94.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
45050
55149
65050
75149
85149
95149
105149
115050
124951
134951
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184852
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235149
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285644
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315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Medina gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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278
288
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318

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1216415
2216415
3216415
4216415
5226315
6226315
7226216
8236116
9236017
10236017
11245917
12245818
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30176518
31186319

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:146:30
211.37:146:30
311.37:136:31
411.37:136:31
511.37:126:31
611.37:126:31
711.37:116:32
811.37:116:32
911.47:106:32
1011.47:106:32
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1311.47:086:33
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1511.47:076:33
1611.57:066:34
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1911.57:056:34
2011.57:046:34
2111.57:036:34
2211.57:036:35
2311.57:026:35
2411.67:016:35
2511.67:006:35
2611.67:006:35
2711.66:596:35
2811.66:586:36
2911.66:586:36
3011.66:576:36
3111.76:566:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Medina

In seasonPeak

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

Medina's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Medina?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Medina in August

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

In August, Medina sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Medina 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 Medina peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Medina?

Medina sits at 16.2°S, 41.5°W, 572 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedra Azul, 31 km away.

Topography around Medina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 635 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Medina is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
1,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Pedra Azul 31 km · Itaobim 38 km · Jequitinhonha 56 km · Almenara 84 km · Cândido Sales 84 km · Salinas 87 km · Taiobeiras 93 km · Araçuaí 94 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 Medina (-16.2225°, -41.4769°, elevation 572 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).