Monteiro weather in August

In August, Monteiro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Monteiro's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monteiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Monteiro is capital city of the Monteiro municipality in Paraíba, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Monteiro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142918
152918
162918
172918
182918
192918
202918
212918
222918
232918
242918
253018
263018
273018
283018
293018
303019
313019

How August really feels in Monteiro

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.

Monteiro weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°395.612.44.2
Feb32° / 21°386.312.34.1
Mar32° / 21°518.512.14.1
Apr31° / 21°52811.84.5
May30° / 20°326.711.65.4
Jun28° / 19°204.711.66.5
Jul28° / 18°123.511.67.2
Aug29° / 18°51.111.76.7
Sep31° / 19°20.5125.7
Oct32° / 20°50.612.24.8
Nov33° / 20°60.712.44.4
Dec33° / 21°111.812.54.3

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
34951
45149
55248
65248
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135248
145248
155248
165248
175446
185446
195446
205545
215644
225743
235941
246040
256238
266436
276535
286733
296733
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Monteiro gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
45
55
65
75
84
94
104
114
124
133
143
153
163
173
183
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203
213
223
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243
253
263
273
283
293
303
313

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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
129674
229674
330664
430664
531663
631663
732653
832653
932662
1033652
1133652
1233652
1333652
1433652
1533661
1633661
1733661
1833661
1934651
2034651
2134651
2234651
2335641
2435641
2536631
2636631
2737621
2837621
2938611
3038611
3138611

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light 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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:455:24
211.75:455:24
311.75:455:24
411.75:445:24
511.75:445:24
611.75:445:24
711.75:445:25
811.75:435:25
911.75:435:25
1011.75:435:25
1111.75:425:25
1211.75:425:25
1311.75:425:25
1411.75:415:25
1511.75:415:25
1611.75:405:25
1711.75:405:25
1811.85:405:25
1911.85:395:25
2011.85:395:25
2111.85:385:25
2211.85:385:25
2311.85:375:24
2411.85:375:24
2511.85:365:24
2611.85:365:24
2711.85:355:24
2811.85:355:24
2911.85:345:24
3011.85:345:24
3111.85:335:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Monteiro?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Monteiro in August

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

In August, Monteiro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monteiro 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 Monteiro peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Monteiro?

Monteiro sits at 7.9°S, 37.1°W, 600 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sertânia, 26 km away.

Topography around Monteiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monteiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 617 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m.

The land around Monteiro is covered by shrubs (37%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (71%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sertânia 26 km · Sumé 36 km · São José do Egito 49 km · Tabira 57 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 59 km · Arcoverde 59 km · Custódia 62 km · Jataúba 70 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 Monteiro (-7.8894°, -37.12°, elevation 600 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).