Parauapebas weather in August

In August, Parauapebas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Parauapebas's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parauapebas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Parauapebas reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Parauapebas

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
31
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.

Parauapebas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°2512912.33.1
Feb29° / 22°23526.412.23.1
Mar29° / 22°24629.1123.1
Apr29° / 22°18926.411.93.2
May30° / 22°10217.811.74.1
Jun31° / 21°204.911.75.4
Jul32° / 21°9211.75.3
Aug32° / 22°61.511.84.9
Sep32° / 22°255124.6
Oct31° / 22°7012.712.14.2
Nov30° / 22°14020.312.33.7
Dec29° / 22°18325.312.33.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
59010
69010
78911
88812
98713
108713
118614
128614
138515
148515
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218515
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308317
318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Parauapebas gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
43
53
63
73
84
94
104
115
125
135
145
155
165
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185
195
205
215
225
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246
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287
297
308
319

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12041345
22040355
32040365
41940375
51939375
61839385
71739395
81638396
91638406
101538407
111438408
121438398
131338399
141338399
1513384010
1612384010
1712374010
1811374111
1910364211
2010364312
219354412
228334613
237324713
247314914
256295015
265275216
275265217
284255318
293235519
303225421
313215422

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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287calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:346:18
211.76:346:18
311.76:336:18
411.76:336:18
511.76:336:18
611.86:336:18
711.86:326:18
811.86:326:18
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1911.86:296:17
2011.86:286:17
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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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Parauapebas

In seasonPeak

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

Parauapebas's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Parauapebas?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Parauapebas in August

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

In August, Parauapebas sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Parauapebas 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 Parauapebas peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (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 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Parauapebas 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 Parauapebas is worst in September — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateSep 1937 µg/m³Jun 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct30Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Parauapebas?

Parauapebas sits at 6.1°S, 49.9°W, 169 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curionópolis, 34 km away.

Topography around Parauapebas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parauapebas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Parauapebas is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
547 m
80 km
838 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Curionópolis 34 km · Canaã dos Carajás 51 km · Eldorado dos Carajás 61 km · Água Azul do Norte 102 km · Marabá 114 km · Xinguara 115 km · Itupiranga 122 km · Rio Maria 139 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 Parauapebas (-6.0675°, -49.9022°, elevation 169 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).