Nova Serrana weather in August

In August, Nova Serrana sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Serrana's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Serrana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:24 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nova Serrana reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Nova Serrana 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
Jan28° / 20°24719.613.14.4
Feb29° / 20°15414.312.74.7
Mar28° / 19°16417.412.14.9
Apr28° / 18°659.211.66.6
May26° / 15°385.311.17.6
Jun25° / 14°111.910.88.5
Jul25° / 13°71.110.98.6
Aug27° / 14°132.111.38.2
Sep29° / 16°576.911.96.4
Oct29° / 18°9711.612.55.3
Nov28° / 19°21419.312.94.7
Dec28° / 19°2782213.24.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27822
37822
47822
57822
67822
77822
87921
97921
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317723

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nova Serrana gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
105
115
125
136
146
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166
176
187
197
207
217
228
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249
259
2610
2710
2811
2911
3012
3112

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1712450
2712360
3722260
4722260
5732160
6732160
7722170
8712270
9712270
10712360
11712360
12712360
13712360
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17712450
18702550
19702550
20692650
21682750
22672850
23672850
24662950
25643060
26643060
27633160
28623170
29613270
30613270
31593281

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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219calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:33 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:336:39
211.17:336:39
311.17:326:39
411.17:326:40
511.17:316:40
611.27:316:40
711.27:306:41
811.27:306:41
911.27:296:41
1011.27:286:42
1111.27:286:42
1211.37:276:42
1311.37:276:43
1411.37:266:43
1511.37:256:43
1611.37:246:44
1711.37:246:44
1811.47:236:44
1911.47:226:44
2011.47:226:45
2111.47:216:45
2211.47:206:45
2311.47:196:46
2411.57:186:46
2511.57:186:46
2611.57:176:46
2711.57:166:47
2811.57:156:47
2911.57:146:47
3011.67:136:47
3111.67:126:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nova Serrana

In seasonPeak

None of Nova Serrana'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 Serrana'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 Serrana?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Serrana in August

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

In August, Nova Serrana sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nova Serrana 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 Serrana peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nova Serrana 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 Serrana is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Serrana?

Nova Serrana sits at 19.9°S, 45.0°W, 715 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pitangui, 24 km away.

Topography around Nova Serrana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Serrana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 748 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m.

The land around Nova Serrana is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), grassland (26%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
783 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Pitangui 24 km · Divinópolis 31 km · Bom Despacho 32 km · Pará de Minas 39 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 40 km · Carmo do Cajuru 41 km · Itaúna 48 km · Mateus Leme 59 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 Serrana (-19.8761°, -44.9836°, elevation 715 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).