Nova Russas weather in August

In August, Nova Russas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nova Russas's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Russas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Nova Russas 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nova Russas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Nova Russas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nova Russas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°1051412.22.9
Feb32° / 23°11615.712.23.1
Mar32° / 23°16920.2123.1
Apr31° / 23°15919.611.93.4
May31° / 22°7411.211.84.2
Jun32° / 22°254.711.74.8
Jul32° / 21°132.211.84.8
Aug33° / 21°40.711.84.4
Sep34° / 22°10.3123.7
Oct35° / 23°90.512.13.2
Nov35° / 23°61.112.23.0
Dec35° / 24°233.512.33.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38218
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98317
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128416
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218614
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309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nova Russas gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11226017
21226017
31235917
41236016
51236016
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81246015
90246115
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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2912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 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 5:55 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:555:42
211.85:545:42
311.85:545:42
411.85:545:42
511.85:545:42
611.85:545:42
711.85:535:42
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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196.4Intense
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236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nova Russas

In seasonPeak

None of Nova Russas'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 Russas's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Nova Russas?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Russas in August

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

In August, Nova Russas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nova Russas in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (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 Russas peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Russas?

Nova Russas sits at 4.7°S, 40.6°W, 239 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ipueiras, 25 km away.

Topography around Nova Russas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Russas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m.

The land around Nova Russas is covered by grassland (47%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
1,032 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ipueiras 25 km · Tamboril 30 km · Hidrolândia 38 km · Ipu 46 km · Croatá 50 km · Crateús 54 km · Monsenhor Tabosa 56 km · Varjota 58 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 Russas (-4.7067°, -40.5631°, elevation 239 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).