Pão de Açúcar weather in August

In August, Pão de Açúcar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 21 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pão de Açúcar's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pão de Açúcar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 21 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:44 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 11th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Pão de Açúcar is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pão de Açúcar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	30	21

How August really feels in Pão de Açúcar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pão de Açúcar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 24°	32	5.2	12.5	3.1
Feb	34° / 24°	33	6.3	12.3	3.2
Mar	34° / 24°	38	8.4	12.1	3.2
Apr	33° / 24°	38	7.7	11.8	3.9
May	30° / 23°	40	11.1	11.6	4.7
Jun	29° / 21°	36	11.3	11.4	5.5
Jul	28° / 21°	30	11.2	11.5	6.1
Aug	29° / 20°	21	7.5	11.7	6.0
Sep	31° / 21°	14	5.1	11.9	5.2
Oct	33° / 22°	11	2.6	12.2	4.2
Nov	34° / 23°	16	2.6	12.4	3.4
Dec	35° / 24°	18	3.1	12.6	3.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 36% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	50	50	50	50	51	51	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55
Cloudier (%)	45	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	50	50	50	50	49	49	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pão de Açúcar gets around 21 mm of rain over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	31
4	30
5	29
6	29
7	28
8	27
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	25
15	25
16	24
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	22
24	22
25	21
26	21
27	20
28	20
29	20
30	20
31	20

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18
Muggy (%)	80	80	80	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81
Oppressive (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	80	2
2	18	80	2
3	18	80	2
4	18	81	1
5	19	80	1
6	19	80	1
7	19	80	1
8	20	79	1
9	20	79	1
10	20	79	1
11	20	79	1
12	20	79	1
13	20	79	1
14	20	79	1
15	20	79	1
16	20	79	1
17	20	79	1
18	19	80	1
19	19	80	1
20	19	80	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	18	81	1
24	17	82	1
25	17	82	1
26	17	82	1
27	17	82	1
28	18	81	1
29	18	81	1
30	18	81	1
31	18	81	1

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
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19	13	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:49	5:23
2	11.6	5:49	5:23
3	11.6	5:48	5:23
4	11.6	5:48	5:23
5	11.6	5:48	5:23
6	11.6	5:47	5:23
7	11.6	5:47	5:24
8	11.6	5:47	5:24
9	11.6	5:46	5:24
10	11.6	5:46	5:24
11	11.6	5:46	5:24
12	11.6	5:45	5:24
13	11.7	5:45	5:24
14	11.7	5:44	5:24
15	11.7	5:44	5:24
16	11.7	5:44	5:24
17	11.7	5:43	5:24
18	11.7	5:43	5:24
19	11.7	5:42	5:24
20	11.7	5:42	5:24
21	11.7	5:41	5:24
22	11.7	5:41	5:24
23	11.7	5:40	5:24
24	11.7	5:40	5:24
25	11.8	5:39	5:24
26	11.8	5:39	5:24
27	11.8	5:38	5:24
28	11.8	5:37	5:24
29	11.8	5:37	5:24
30	11.8	5:36	5:24
31	11.8	5:36	5:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pão de Açúcar?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pão de Açúcar in August

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

In August, Pão de Açúcar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Pão de Açúcar 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 Pão de Açúcar peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	10	9	9	10	11	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Pão de Açúcar?

Pão de Açúcar sits at 9.7°S, 37.4°W, 23 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São José da Tapera, 22 km away.

Topography around Pão de Açúcar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pão de Açúcar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m.

The land around Pão de Açúcar is covered by grassland (38%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

157 m

grassland 38%

16 km

635 m

grassland 44%

80 km

835 m

grassland 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← July Pão de Açúcar year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: São José da Tapera 22 km · Porto da Folha 26 km · Poço Redondo 28 km · Olho d'Água das Flores 28 km · Batalha 35 km · Piranhas 38 km · Canindé de São Francisco 40 km · Santana do Ipanema 46 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

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 Pão de Açúcar (-9.7483°, -37.4367°, elevation 23 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	31
4	30
5	29
6	29
7	28
8	27
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	25
15	25
16	24
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	22
24	22
25	21
26	21
27	20
28	20
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	80	2
2	18	80	2
3	18	80	2
4	18	81	1
5	19	80	1
6	19	80	1
7	19	80	1
8	20	79	1
9	20	79	1
10	20	79	1
11	20	79	1
12	20	79	1
13	20	79	1
14	20	79	1
15	20	79	1
16	20	79	1
17	20	79	1
18	19	80	1
19	19	80	1
20	19	80	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	18	81	1
24	17	82	1
25	17	82	1
26	17	82	1
27	17	82	1
28	18	81	1
29	18	81	1
30	18	81	1
31	18	81	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	31
4	30
5	29
6	29
7	28
8	27
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	25
15	25
16	24
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	22
24	22
25	21
26	21
27	20
28	20
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	80	2
2	18	80	2
3	18	80	2
4	18	81	1
5	19	80	1
6	19	80	1
7	19	80	1
8	20	79	1
9	20	79	1
10	20	79	1
11	20	79	1
12	20	79	1
13	20	79	1
14	20	79	1
15	20	79	1
16	20	79	1
17	20	79	1
18	19	80	1
19	19	80	1
20	19	80	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	18	81	1
24	17	82	1
25	17	82	1
26	17	82	1
27	17	82	1
28	18	81	1
29	18	81	1
30	18	81	1
31	18	81	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	28	20
6	28	20
7	28	20
8	28	20
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	31
4	30
5	29
6	29
7	28
8	27
9	27
10	27
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	25
15	25
16	24
17	24
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	23
22	23
23	22
24	22
25	21
26	21
27	20
28	20
29	20
30	20
31	20

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	80	2
2	18	80	2
3	18	80	2
4	18	81	1
5	19	80	1
6	19	80	1
7	19	80	1
8	20	79	1
9	20	79	1
10	20	79	1
11	20	79	1
12	20	79	1
13	20	79	1
14	20	79	1
15	20	79	1
16	20	79	1
17	20	79	1
18	19	80	1
19	19	80	1
20	19	80	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	18	81	1
24	17	82	1
25	17	82	1
26	17	82	1
27	17	82	1
28	18	81	1
29	18	81	1
30	18	81	1
31	18	81	1