Miracatu weather in August

In August, Miracatu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 68 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Miracatu's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miracatu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:39 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Miracatu 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 Miracatu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°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)
12314
22314
32314
42314
52314
62314
72314
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102314
112314
122314
132314
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312415

How August really feels in Miracatu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Miracatu 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
Jan29° / 21°29925.113.33.4
Feb29° / 21°25922.712.83.4
Mar28° / 20°20922.712.24.2
Apr27° / 18°10814.911.45.7
May24° / 16°9611.910.86.5
Jun23° / 14°739.210.56.9
Jul23° / 14°77910.67.0
Aug24° / 14°689.411.27.0
Sep25° / 16°1181311.86.2
Oct26° / 18°13016.612.65.4
Nov27° / 19°15717.913.25.0
Dec29° / 20°20721.213.54.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54654
64555
74555
84456
94456
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164555
174555
184654
194654
204753
214753
224852
234852
244951
254951
265050
275050
285050
294951
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Miracatu gets around 68 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
730
830
930
1031
1131
1231
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2631
2732
2832
2932
3033
3133

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11741412
21640412
31640413
41639413
51738423
61738424
71737424
81736424
91736425
101835435
111834435
121834435
131833445
141833446
151833446
161733456
171732456
181732466
191632465
201532475
211532485
221432496
231332506
241331506
251231516
261231516
271131517
281131517
291031527
301031518
311031518

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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175calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:506:42
210.97:496:42
310.97:496:43
410.97:486:43
510.97:486:44
611.07:476:44
711.07:466:44
811.07:466:45
911.07:456:45
1011.07:446:46
1111.07:436:46
1211.17:436:47
1311.17:426:47
1411.17:416:48
1511.17:406:48
1611.17:396:48
1711.27:396:49
1811.27:386:49
1911.27:376:50
2011.27:366:50
2111.37:356:50
2211.37:346:51
2311.37:336:51
2411.37:326:52
2511.37:316:52
2611.47:306:52
2711.47:296:53
2811.47:286:53
2911.47:276:54
3011.57:266:54
3111.57:256:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Miracatu

In seasonPeak

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

Miracatu's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Miracatu?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Miracatu for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Miracatu in August

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

In August, Miracatu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Miracatu in August

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 1 to Jul 22 — about 10.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Refreshing
Aug20Cool
Sep20Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Miracatu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Miracatu peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Miracatu in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Miracatu is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2033 µg/m³Jan 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Miracatu?

Miracatu sits at 24.3°S, 47.5°W, 44 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juquiá, 18 km away.

Topography around Miracatu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miracatu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,374 m.

The land around Miracatu is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
726 m
80 km
1,374 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Juquiá 18 km · Itariri 29 km · Registro 45 km · Peruíbe 47 km · Iguape 48 km · Juquitiba 56 km · Pilar do Sul 58 km · Piedade 63 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 Miracatu (-24.2814°, -47.4597°, elevation 44 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).