Passagem Franca weather in August

In August, Passagem Franca sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Passagem Franca's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Passagem Franca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Passagem Franca reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Passagem Franca

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.

Passagem Franca weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°25826.112.33.1
Feb30° / 22°24624.812.23.0
Mar30° / 22°27027.2123.0
Apr30° / 22°17521.411.93.4
May31° / 22°679.411.74.5
Jun32° / 22°81.511.65.0
Jul32° / 22°50.611.75.0
Aug34° / 23°10.111.84.2
Sep35° / 23°81.1123.3
Oct35° / 24°334.712.13.1
Nov33° / 23°9511.712.33.4
Dec31° / 23°15017.912.43.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Passagem Franca gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:09 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:095:53
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311.76:095:53
411.76:095:53
511.76:095:53
611.76:085:53
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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 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Passagem Franca

In seasonPeak

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

Passagem Franca's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is August a good time to visit Passagem Franca?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Passagem Franca in August

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

In August, Passagem Franca sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Passagem Franca 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 Passagem Franca peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 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 11UV 15Aug 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Passagem Franca 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 Passagem Franca is worst in September — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 2363 µg/m³Jun 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug25Moderate
Sep63Unhealthy
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov25Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Passagem Franca?

Passagem Franca sits at 6.2°S, 43.8°W, 237 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paraibano, 36 km away.

Topography around Passagem Franca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passagem Franca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Passagem Franca is covered by trees (59%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
422 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Paraibano 36 km · São João dos Patos 36 km · Buriti Bravo 38 km · Colinas 54 km · Pastos Bons 57 km · Fortuna 65 km · Mirador 67 km · Parnarama 94 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 Passagem Franca (-6.1797°, -43.7836°, elevation 237 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).