Nova Petrópolis weather in August

In August, Nova Petrópolis sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 142 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nova Petrópolis's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Petrópolis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
8:00 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Nova Petrópolis is 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nova Petrópolis reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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 Petrópolis weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°21018.113.75.2
Feb28° / 18°17917.113.15.2
Mar26° / 17°16015.212.25.9
Apr24° / 15°13311.611.36.6
May20° / 11°1381110.56.2
Jun19° / 10°1341110.25.9
Jul18° / 17111.310.35.9
Aug20° / 10°1421110.96.3
Sep21° / 12°17712.911.86.0
Oct23° / 14°21715.212.76.0
Nov25° / 15°15813.713.56.2
Dec27° / 17°17815.213.85.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54951
64852
74852
84951
94951
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275050
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nova Petrópolis gets around 142 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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236
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437
537
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1037
1137
1237
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1536
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1735
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2134
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2635
2735
2835
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3035
3136

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1692650
2692650
3692650
4692650
5692650
6692650
7692650
8692650
9692650
10682660
11672760
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305530141
315430151

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
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.68:136:48
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310.68:126:49
410.68:116:50
510.78:106:50
610.78:096:51
710.78:096:51
810.78:086:52
910.88:076:53
1010.88:066:53
1110.88:056:54
1210.88:046:54
1310.98:036:55
1410.98:026:55
1510.98:016:56
1610.98:006:57
1711.07:596:57
1811.07:586:58
1911.07:576:58
2011.07:566:59
2111.17:556:59
2211.17:547:00
2311.17:537:01
2411.27:527:01
2511.27:517:02
2611.27:507:02
2711.27:497:03
2811.37:477:03
2911.37:467:04
3011.37:457:04
3111.47:447:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
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213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nova Petrópolis?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nova Petrópolis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nova Petrópolis in August

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

In August, Nova Petrópolis sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Nova Petrópolis in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nova Petrópolis peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nova Petrópolis 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 Petrópolis is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1822 µg/m³Feb 149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Petrópolis?

Nova Petrópolis sits at 29.4°S, 51.1°W, 589 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Dois Irmãos, 23 km away.

Topography around Nova Petrópolis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Petrópolis has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m around an average of 492 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,045 m.

The land around Nova Petrópolis is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
544 m
16 km
811 m
80 km
1,045 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Dois Irmãos 23 km · Gramado 23 km · Caxias do Sul 24 km · Ivoti 24 km · Farroupilha 28 km · Canela 29 km · Estância Velha 31 km · Nova Hartz 31 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 Petrópolis (-29.3764°, -51.1144°, elevation 589 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).