Ouricuri weather in August

In August, Ouricuri sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ouricuri's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouricuri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Ouricuri 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 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ouricuri reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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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How August really feels in Ouricuri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Ouricuri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°8811.312.43.4
Feb32° / 23°9912.412.33.6
Mar32° / 23°11714.512.13.6
Apr31° / 22°7012.211.84.0
May31° / 22°459.111.64.7
Jun30° / 21°165.311.65.6
Jul30° / 20°133.311.65.9
Aug31° / 20°61.611.75.5
Sep33° / 21°30.9124.4
Oct35° / 23°91.612.23.4
Nov35° / 24°233.412.43.0
Dec34° / 24°455.312.53.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
35050
45149
55248
65347
75446
85545
95644
105644
115743
125743
135644
145644
155743
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205842
215842
225941
236040
246139
256337
266436
276634
286733
296832
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ouricuri gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
46
56
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313

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1029647
2030646
3030646
4031636
5031645
6032635
7033625
8033634
9033634
10034624
11034624
12034633
13034633
14034633
15034633
16035623
17035623
18135613
19136603
20136603
21136603
22136603
23137593
24137593
25138583
26139573
27139573
28140563
29140563
30141553
31241543

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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918light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 5:57 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:575:36
211.75:575:36
311.75:565:36
411.75:565:36
511.75:565:36
611.75:565:36
711.75:555:36
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911.75:555:37
1011.75:545:37
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1311.75:535:37
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2711.85:475:36
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2911.85:465:36
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3111.85:455:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ouricuri

In seasonPeak

None of Ouricuri's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ouricuri'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 Ouricuri?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ouricuri in August

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

In August, Ouricuri sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ouricuri in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ouricuri peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ouricuri?

Ouricuri sits at 7.9°S, 40.1°W, 451 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bodocó, 19 km away.

Topography around Ouricuri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouricuri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 459 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m.

The land around Ouricuri is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (70%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
282 m
80 km
630 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Bodocó 19 km · Trindade 24 km · Ipubi 27 km · Exu 57 km · Araripina 57 km · Parnamirim 60 km · Araripe 75 km · Salitre 78 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 Ouricuri (-7.8825°, -40.0817°, elevation 451 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).