Minas Novas weather in August

In August, Minas Novas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Minas Novas's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minas Novas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 1.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:12 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 1st clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

Minas Novas is human 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Minas Novas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Minas Novas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-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	30° / 20°	114	11.7	12.9	4.7
Feb	31° / 20°	76	8.3	12.6	4.7
Mar	30° / 20°	99	11.7	12.1	4.8
Apr	29° / 19°	43	8	11.6	5.7
May	28° / 17°	18	4	11.2	7.2
Jun	27° / 16°	6	1.5	11	7.9
Jul	27° / 15°	5	1.6	11.1	8.0
Aug	28° / 16°	4	1.3	11.4	7.7
Sep	30° / 17°	15	3.1	11.9	6.1
Oct	30° / 19°	68	7.7	12.4	5.0
Nov	29° / 20°	148	14.6	12.8	4.6
Dec	29° / 20°	170	15.8	13	4.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	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 (%)	58	60	60	60	61	61	60	61	61	61	62	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	62	63	64	64	64	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69
Cloudier (%)	42	40	40	40	39	39	40	39	39	39	38	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	37	36	36	36	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Minas Novas gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% 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 (%)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

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 48% 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 (%)	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40
Comfortable (%)	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	51	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50
Humid (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	47	6
2	47	46	6
3	48	46	6
4	49	45	6
5	49	45	6
6	49	45	6
7	49	45	6
8	49	45	6
9	48	45	6
10	48	46	6
11	48	46	6
12	48	46	6
13	47	47	6
14	47	47	6
15	46	48	6
16	45	48	6
17	45	49	6
18	44	49	6
19	44	50	6
20	43	50	7
21	43	50	7
22	42	51	7
23	42	50	8
24	41	51	8
25	41	51	8
26	40	51	9
27	40	51	9
28	40	51	9
29	40	50	10
30	40	50	10
31	40	50	10

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:40 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	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	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:20	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:20	6:33
2	11.2	7:19	6:33
3	11.2	7:19	6:34
4	11.3	7:19	6:34
5	11.3	7:18	6:34
6	11.3	7:18	6:34
7	11.3	7:17	6:35
8	11.3	7:17	6:35
9	11.3	7:16	6:35
10	11.3	7:16	6:35
11	11.3	7:15	6:36
12	11.4	7:14	6:36
13	11.4	7:14	6:36
14	11.4	7:13	6:36
15	11.4	7:13	6:37
16	11.4	7:12	6:37
17	11.4	7:11	6:37
18	11.4	7:11	6:37
19	11.5	7:10	6:38
20	11.5	7:09	6:38
21	11.5	7:09	6:38
22	11.5	7:08	6:38
23	11.5	7:07	6:38
24	11.5	7:06	6:39
25	11.5	7:06	6:39
26	11.6	7:05	6:39
27	11.6	7:04	6:39
28	11.6	7:03	6:39
29	11.6	7:03	6:39
30	11.6	7:02	6:40
31	11.6	7:01	6:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.81 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Minas Novas

In seasonPeak

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

Minas Novas's rainy season runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Minas Novas?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Minas Novas in August

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

In August, Minas Novas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Minas Novas 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 Minas Novas peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (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	14	11	9	8	8	9	11	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Minas Novas?

Minas Novas sits at 17.2°S, 42.6°W, 558 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Turmalina, 17 km away.

Topography around Minas Novas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minas Novas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 567 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,258 m.

The land around Minas Novas is covered by trees (60%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

245 m

trees 60%

16 km

481 m

trees 53%

80 km

1,258 m

trees 66%

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

August weather nearby: Turmalina 17 km · Capelinha 53 km · Araçuaí 69 km · Itamarandiba 77 km · Novo Cruzeiro 81 km · Malacacheta 88 km · Caraí 95 km · Padre Paraíso 119 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 Minas Novas (-17.2186°, -42.5903°, elevation 558 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	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	15
4	27	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	16
20	28	16
21	28	16
22	28	16
23	28	16
24	28	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	29	16
29	29	16
30	29	16
31	29	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	69	31

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	47	6
2	47	46	6
3	48	46	6
4	49	45	6
5	49	45	6
6	49	45	6
7	49	45	6
8	49	45	6
9	48	45	6
10	48	46	6
11	48	46	6
12	48	46	6
13	47	47	6
14	47	47	6
15	46	48	6
16	45	48	6
17	45	49	6
18	44	49	6
19	44	50	6
20	43	50	7
21	43	50	7
22	42	51	7
23	42	50	8
24	41	51	8
25	41	51	8
26	40	51	9
27	40	51	9
28	40	51	9
29	40	50	10
30	40	50	10
31	40	50	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	69	31

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	47	6
2	47	46	6
3	48	46	6
4	49	45	6
5	49	45	6
6	49	45	6
7	49	45	6
8	49	45	6
9	48	45	6
10	48	46	6
11	48	46	6
12	48	46	6
13	47	47	6
14	47	47	6
15	46	48	6
16	45	48	6
17	45	49	6
18	44	49	6
19	44	50	6
20	43	50	7
21	43	50	7
22	42	51	7
23	42	50	8
24	41	51	8
25	41	51	8
26	40	51	9
27	40	51	9
28	40	51	9
29	40	50	10
30	40	50	10
31	40	50	10

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	60	40
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	62	38
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	69	31

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	47	6
2	47	46	6
3	48	46	6
4	49	45	6
5	49	45	6
6	49	45	6
7	49	45	6
8	49	45	6
9	48	45	6
10	48	46	6
11	48	46	6
12	48	46	6
13	47	47	6
14	47	47	6
15	46	48	6
16	45	48	6
17	45	49	6
18	44	49	6
19	44	50	6
20	43	50	7
21	43	50	7
22	42	51	7
23	42	50	8
24	41	51	8
25	41	51	8
26	40	51	9
27	40	51	9
28	40	51	9
29	40	50	10
30	40	50	10
31	40	50	10