Nanuque weather in August

In August, Nanuque sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 18 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Nanuque's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nanuque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:04 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
57%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Nanuque 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nanuque reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°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 on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122717
132817
142817
152817
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172817
182817
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202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262818
272818
282818
292818
302818
312818

How August really feels in Nanuque

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.

Nanuque 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
Jan32° / 22°8311.212.93.9
Feb32° / 22°6010.212.63.6
Mar32° / 22°10615.412.13.6
Apr30° / 21°6113.511.64.5
May29° / 19°349.111.25.8
Jun28° / 18°217.4116.8
Jul27° / 17°227.8116.9
Aug28° / 17°186.111.46.8
Sep29° / 19°256.111.95.9
Oct30° / 20°679.212.45.0
Nov30° / 21°13514.912.84.3
Dec31° / 22°13714134.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
154951
165050
175050
185050
195050
205050
215149
225248
235248
245347
255347
265347
275446
285446
295446
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nanuque gets around 18 mm of rain over 6.1 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
320
419
519
619
719
819
919
1020
1120
1221
1321
1422
1522
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2222
2322
2421
2521
2620
2720
2819
2919
3018
3118

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12215423
22215522
32215621
42215720
53215620
63215719
73215719
84215619
94215619
104215619
114215520
124205620
134205620
144205620
154195720
164195621
174195621
184185721
193185722
203175723
213165823
223165724
232155825
242145925
252145826
262135827
272135827
282135728
292135728
302135629
312135629

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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2510calm
2610calm
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2810calm
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3010calm
3110calm

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 7:12 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:126:23
211.27:116:23
311.27:116:24
411.27:106:24
511.27:106:24
611.37:106:25
711.37:096:25
811.37:086:25
911.37:086:25
1011.37:076:26
1111.37:076:26
1211.37:066:26
1311.37:066:27
1411.47:056:27
1511.47:046:27
1611.47:046:27
1711.47:036:28
1811.47:026:28
1911.47:026:28
2011.57:016:28
2111.57:006:28
2211.57:006:29
2311.56:596:29
2411.56:586:29
2511.56:576:29
2611.56:576:29
2711.66:566:30
2811.66:556:30
2911.66:546:30
3011.66:536:30
3111.66:536:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nanuque

In seasonPeak

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

Nanuque's rainy season runs October–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 Nanuque?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nanuque in August

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

In August, Nanuque sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Nanuque 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 Nanuque peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nanuque?

Nanuque sits at 17.8°S, 40.4°W, 108 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedro Canário, 30 km away.

Topography around Nanuque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nanuque has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m.

The land around Nanuque is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
745 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Pedro Canário 30 km · Montanha 32 km · Carlos Chagas 46 km · Posto da Mata 53 km · Medeiros Neto 54 km · Pinheiros 61 km · Teixeira de Freitas 73 km · Itanhém 75 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 Nanuque (-17.8392°, -40.3539°, elevation 108 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).