Paracuru weather in August

In August, Paracuru sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Paracuru's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paracuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:44 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 23 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Paracuru 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Paracuru reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with 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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How August really feels in Paracuru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Paracuru weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	103	18.4	12.2	4.3
Feb	29° / 25°	151	21.3	12.1	3.8
Mar	29° / 25°	215	25.9	12	3.5
Apr	29° / 25°	259	25.8	11.9	3.5
May	29° / 25°	119	19.4	11.8	4.3
Jun	29° / 25°	62	12.9	11.8	5.3
Jul	30° / 24°	31	6.5	11.8	6.0
Aug	30° / 25°	6	1.6	11.9	6.4
Sep	30° / 25°	3	0.6	12	6.6
Oct	30° / 25°	4	1	12.1	6.5
Nov	30° / 26°	7	1.9	12.2	6.2
Dec	30° / 26°	27	7.6	12.2	5.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	93	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	95
Cloudier (%)	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	92	8
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	95	5

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Paracuru 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 9% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3

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

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	42
Oppressive (%)	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	58

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

Wind in August

Winds average 23 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:34 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:47	5:38
2	11.9	5:47	5:38
3	11.9	5:46	5:38
4	11.9	5:46	5:38
5	11.9	5:46	5:38
6	11.9	5:46	5:38
7	11.9	5:46	5:38
8	11.9	5:46	5:38
9	11.9	5:45	5:37
10	11.9	5:45	5:37
11	11.9	5:45	5:37
12	11.9	5:45	5:37
13	11.9	5:44	5:37
14	11.9	5:44	5:37
15	11.9	5:44	5:37
16	11.9	5:44	5:37
17	11.9	5:43	5:37
18	11.9	5:43	5:37
19	11.9	5:43	5:36
20	11.9	5:42	5:36
21	11.9	5:42	5:36
22	11.9	5:42	5:36
23	11.9	5:41	5:36
24	11.9	5:41	5:36
25	11.9	5:41	5:35
26	11.9	5:40	5:35
27	11.9	5:40	5:35
28	11.9	5:39	5:35
29	11.9	5:39	5:35
30	11.9	5:39	5:34
31	11.9	5:38	5:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.34 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)	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6
Level	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense
31	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Paracuru

In seasonPeak

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

Paracuru's monsoon runs February–May, 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 Paracuru?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paracuru in August

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

In August, Paracuru sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Paracuru in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Paracuru 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 Paracuru peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (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)	13	14	16	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paracuru?

Paracuru sits at 3.4°S, 39.0°W, 23 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paraipaba, 13 km away.

Topography around Paracuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paracuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,045 m.

The land around Paracuru is covered by water (43%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

water 43%

16 km

70 m

water 49%

80 km

1,045 m

water 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

← July Paracuru year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Paraipaba 13 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 23 km · Trairi 30 km · Umirim 46 km · Turaru 49 km · Pentecoste 50 km · Caucaia 55 km · Uruburetama 58 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 Paracuru (-3.41°, -39.0306°, 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	92	8
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	95	5

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	92	8
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	95	5

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	92	8
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	95	5

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	48	52
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	49	51
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	45	55
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	42	58