Nova Prata weather in August

In August, Nova Prata sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 118 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-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 41% 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 Prata's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
8:02 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Nova Prata 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 Prata reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 27°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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2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
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Nova Prata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°17416.813.65.4
Feb27° / 18°15715.8135.4
Mar26° / 16°13813.512.26.2
Apr23° / 14°12810.611.36.7
May20° / 11°1471010.66.3
Jun18° / 1341010.25.9
Jul18° / 15810.710.45.9
Aug20° / 10°1189.7116.5
Sep21° / 11°15811.611.86.2
Oct23° / 13°20514.112.76.1
Nov25° / 15°15312.813.46.4
Dec27° / 17°17014.613.85.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145248
155248
165347
175347
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255545
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275446
285446
295446
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nova Prata gets around 118 mm of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
731
831
931
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2332
2432
2532
2632
2732
2832
2932
3032
3132

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179192
278202
378202
477212
577212
677212
776222
876222
976222
1075232
1175232
1275232
1376231
1475232
1575232
1675232
1775232
1874242
1974242
2074242
2172253
2272253
2372253
2470264
2570264
2668275
2768275
2867285
2966286
3065296
3164297

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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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 8:14 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.68:146:51
210.68:136:51
310.78:136:52
410.78:126:53
510.78:116:53
610.78:116:54
710.78:106:54
810.88:096:55
910.88:086:55
1010.88:076:56
1110.88:066:57
1210.98:056:57
1310.98:056:58
1410.98:046:58
1510.98:036:59
1611.08:026:59
1711.08:017:00
1811.08:007:00
1911.07:597:01
2011.17:587:02
2111.17:577:02
2211.17:567:03
2311.17:557:03
2411.27:537:04
2511.27:527:04
2611.27:517:05
2711.37:507:05
2811.37:497:06
2911.37:487:06
3011.37:477:07
3111.47:457:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nova Prata?

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

6.5
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 Prata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nova Prata in August

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Nova Prata 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 Prata peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 17UV 14Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Prata?

Nova Prata sits at 28.8°S, 51.6°W, 658 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Veranópolis, 18 km away.

Topography around Nova Prata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m.

The land around Nova Prata is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
569 m
80 km
977 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Veranópolis 18 km · Guaporé 28 km · Serafina Corrêa 33 km · Bento Gonçalves 44 km · Flores da Cunha 50 km · Garibaldi 53 km · Farroupilha 55 km · Encantado 56 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 Prata (-28.7839°, -51.61°, elevation 658 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).