Monte Santo weather in August

In August, Monte Santo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 15 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Monte Santo's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monte Santo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Monte Santo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
162718
172718
182818
192818
202819
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222819
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282819
292819
302819
312919

How August really feels in Monte Santo

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.

Monte Santo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°526.412.54.2
Feb32° / 22°42712.34.0
Mar32° / 22°558.112.14.1
Apr31° / 22°33811.84.7
May29° / 21°29811.55.7
Jun27° / 20°23811.46.7
Jul27° / 19°196.911.56.9
Aug28° / 18°155.311.77.0
Sep30° / 19°9311.96.1
Oct31° / 20°162.612.25.1
Nov32° / 21°364.612.54.5
Dec32° / 22°364.412.64.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54852
64753
74654
84555
94555
104456
114357
124258
134357
144357
154258
164258
174159
184159
194258
204258
214456
224456
234654
244654
254852
264951
275050
285248
295248
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Monte Santo gets around 15 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
417
517
617
716
816
916
1017
1117
1217
1317
1418
1518
1618
1718
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2318
2417
2516
2615
2714
2813
2913
3012
3111

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
187022
287022
387022
487121
587220
687220
787319
887319
977518
1077518
1177518
1277518
1367618
1467618
1567618
1657718
1757718
1857718
1947818
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2147719
2247719
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2547719
2647719
2757619
2857619
2967519
3067519
3167519

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 5:57 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:575:29
211.55:575:30
311.65:575:30
411.65:565:30
511.65:565:30
611.65:565:30
711.65:555:30
811.65:555:30
911.65:555:30
1011.65:545:31
1111.65:545:31
1211.65:545:31
1311.65:535:31
1411.65:535:31
1511.65:525:31
1611.75:525:31
1711.75:515:31
1811.75:515:31
1911.75:505:31
2011.75:505:31
2111.75:495:31
2211.75:495:31
2311.75:485:31
2411.75:485:31
2511.75:475:31
2611.75:475:31
2711.85:465:31
2811.85:465:31
2911.85:455:31
3011.85:445:31
3111.85:445:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Monte Santo?

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
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monte Santo in August

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

In August, Monte Santo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Monte Santo 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 Monte Santo peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Monte Santo?

Monte Santo sits at 10.4°S, 39.3°W, 483 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cansanção, 31 km away.

Topography around Monte Santo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monte Santo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Monte Santo is covered by grassland (48%), trees (20%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
431 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
770 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Cansanção 31 km · Euclides da Cunha 36 km · Quijingue 38 km · Nordestina 44 km · Andorinha 56 km · Itiúba 64 km · Queimadas 68 km · Uauá 68 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 Monte Santo (-10.4378°, -39.3328°, elevation 483 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).