Ortigueira weather in August

In August, Ortigueira sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 67 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ortigueira's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ortigueira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:53 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Ortigueira 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ortigueira reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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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22310
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Ortigueira 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
Jan28° / 19°21521.713.34.3
Feb28° / 18°17019.212.84.5
Mar28° / 18°12216.212.25.4
Apr26° / 15°778.711.56.9
May23° / 12°968.310.87.1
Jun22° / 11°100810.57.0
Jul22° / 10°756.410.77.4
Aug24° / 11°676.411.27.9
Sep25° / 13°1329.711.97.0
Oct26° / 15°15314.612.65.9
Nov27° / 16°12914.413.25.7
Dec28° / 18°17018.613.54.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
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237030
247030
257129
267129
277030
287030
297030
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ortigueira gets around 67 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
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520
620
720
820
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
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1520
1620
1720
1820
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2020
2120
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2722
2822
2923
3023
3123

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1573940
2573940
3573940
4563950
5573850
6573850
7563851
8563851
9573751
10563761
11563761
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21553780
22543880
23533890
24523990
255139100
265040110
274940110
284840120
294641130
304541130
314441140

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:04 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.98:046:56
210.98:036:56
310.98:036:57
410.98:026:57
510.98:016:58
611.08:016:58
711.08:006:59
811.07:596:59
911.07:596:59
1011.07:587:00
1111.07:577:00
1211.17:577:01
1311.17:567:01
1411.17:557:02
1511.17:547:02
1611.27:537:02
1711.27:537:03
1811.27:527:03
1911.27:517:04
2011.27:507:04
2111.37:497:04
2211.37:487:05
2311.37:477:05
2411.37:467:06
2511.37:457:06
2611.47:447:06
2711.47:437:07
2811.47:427:07
2911.47:417:08
3011.57:407:08
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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 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ortigueira?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ortigueira in August

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

In August, Ortigueira sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Ortigueira in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ortigueira peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ortigueira 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 Ortigueira is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (March, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1617 µg/m³Mar 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ortigueira?

Ortigueira sits at 24.2°S, 50.9°W, 772 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Telêmaco Borba, 36 km away.

Topography around Ortigueira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ortigueira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 774 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 964 m.

The land around Ortigueira is covered by trees (47%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (52%), grassland (26%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), cropland (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
722 m
80 km
964 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Telêmaco Borba 36 km · Faxinal 44 km · Reserva 50 km · Cândido de Abreu 56 km · Tibagi 64 km · Ivaiporã 75 km · Ibaiti 87 km · Apucarana 90 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 Ortigueira (-24.2083°, -50.9494°, elevation 772 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).