Palmeiras de Goiás weather in August

In August, Palmeiras de Goiás sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Palmeiras de Goiás's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palmeiras de Goiás's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:41 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Palmeiras de Goiás 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 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Palmeiras de Goiás reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Palmeiras de Goiás

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 11 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
11
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.

Palmeiras de Goiás weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°23123.412.93.6
Feb30° / 21°17220.812.63.6
Mar30° / 21°16921.912.13.7
Apr30° / 20°7211.411.64.8
May30° / 18°132.711.26.3
Jun29° / 17°40.7116.8
Jul30° / 17°20.311.16.7
Aug32° / 18°60.811.45.4
Sep33° / 21°284.611.94.0
Oct32° / 21°10014.612.43.4
Nov30° / 21°17422.312.83.4
Dec29° / 21°20824.2133.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Palmeiras de Goiás gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791740
2801640
3801640
4801640
5801640
6791650
7801550
8801550
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10801550
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286917122
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306718132
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 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 7:49 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:497:03
211.37:487:03
311.37:487:03
411.37:477:04
511.37:477:04
611.37:467:04
711.37:467:05
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Palmeiras de Goiás

In seasonPeak

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

Palmeiras de Goiás's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Palmeiras de Goiás?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Palmeiras de Goiás in August

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

In August, Palmeiras de Goiás sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Palmeiras de Goiás 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 Palmeiras de Goiás peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Palmeiras de Goiás 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 Palmeiras de Goiás is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1720 µg/m³Jun 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug11Good
Sep21Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palmeiras de Goiás?

Palmeiras de Goiás sits at 16.8°S, 49.9°W, 608 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Indiara, 38 km away.

Topography around Palmeiras de Goiás

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palmeiras de Goiás has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 630 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m.

The land around Palmeiras de Goiás is covered by cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%), grassland (29%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
648 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Indiara 38 km · Anicuns 38 km · Guapó 42 km · Trindade 50 km · Abadia de Goiás 52 km · São Luís de Montes Belos 57 km · Goianira 63 km · Inhumas 68 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 Palmeiras de Goiás (-16.805°, -49.9258°, elevation 608 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).