Nova Lima weather in August

In August, Nova Lima sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-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 54% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nova Lima's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Lima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:20 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Nova Lima is human settlement in Brazil.

Founded
1748

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 Nova Lima reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°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)
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Nova Lima weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°21619.113.15.0
Feb27° / 18°1231412.75.5
Mar26° / 17°15617.712.15.3
Apr25° / 16°6211.711.66.5
May24° / 14°315.711.17.7
Jun23° / 12°10210.88.3
Jul23° / 12°5110.98.6
Aug24° / 12°122.411.38.6
Sep26° / 14°49711.97.3
Oct26° / 16°8512.612.56.2
Nov26° / 17°1932012.94.9
Dec26° / 18°26423.113.24.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127426
137426
147228
157228
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237327
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317525

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nova Lima gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
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55
65
76
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106
117
127
137
147
158
168
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2410
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2711
2812
2912
3013
3113

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181181
281172
381172
481172
580173
680173
780173
879183
979183
1078193
1177203
1277203
1377212
1477212
1576222
1676222
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1875241
1974251
2073261
2172271
2271281
2370291
2470291
2568302
2667312
2767312
2866313
2965323
3065323
3164324

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:296:34
211.17:286:34
311.17:286:35
411.17:276:35
511.17:276:35
611.27:266:36
711.27:266:36
811.27:256:36
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1011.27:246:37
1111.27:236:37
1211.27:236:38
1311.37:226:38
1411.37:216:38
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1611.37:206:39
1711.37:196:39
1811.37:196:39
1911.47:186:40
2011.47:176:40
2111.47:166:40
2211.47:166:41
2311.47:156:41
2411.57:146:41
2511.57:136:41
2611.57:126:42
2711.57:116:42
2811.57:116:42
2911.57:106:42
3011.67:096:43
3111.67:086:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nova Lima

In seasonPeak

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

Nova Lima's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Nova Lima?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Lima in August

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

In August, Nova Lima sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nova Lima 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 Nova Lima peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nova Lima 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 Nova Lima is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1624 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Lima?

Nova Lima sits at 20.0°S, 43.8°W, 744 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Raposos, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Nova Lima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Lima has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m around an average of 845 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,645 m.

The land around Nova Lima is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
461 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Raposos 5.0 km · Sabará 12 km · Belo Horizonte 12 km · Caeté 22 km · Contagem 22 km · Ibirité 23 km · Santa Luzia 24 km · Itabirito 30 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 Nova Lima (-19.9856°, -43.8467°, elevation 744 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. 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).