Patos de Minas weather in August

In August, Patos de Minas sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Patos de Minas's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Patos de Minas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:29 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Patos de Minas is human 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Patos de Minas reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Patos de Minas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°23021134.6
Feb28° / 19°1611712.64.9
Mar28° / 19°17220.412.14.8
Apr27° / 18°6510.311.66.4
May26° / 15°234.411.17.7
Jun25° / 14°91.310.98.5
Jul26° / 14°40.6118.7
Aug27° / 15°71.511.48.2
Sep29° / 17°355.711.96.2
Oct29° / 19°9112.112.45.1
Nov28° / 19°20521.312.94.5
Dec27° / 19°25323.613.14.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37822
47822
57921
68020
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88119
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Patos de Minas gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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278
288
298
309
319

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1772030
2781930
3781930
4781840
5781840
6791740
7791740
8791740
9791740
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11791740
12791740
13791740
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15801730
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19781930
20772030
21772030
22762130
23752230
24742240
25732340
26722350
27722350
28712360
29702370
30702370
31682381

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:386:47
211.27:376:47
311.27:376:47
411.27:366:48
511.27:366:48
611.27:356:48
711.27:356:49
811.27:346:49
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1011.37:336:49
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1311.37:316:50
1411.37:316:51
1511.47:306:51
1611.47:296:51
1711.47:296:51
1811.47:286:52
1911.47:276:52
2011.47:266:52
2111.47:266:52
2211.57:256:53
2311.57:246:53
2411.57:236:53
2511.57:236:53
2611.57:226:53
2711.57:216:54
2811.67:206:54
2911.67:196:54
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3111.67:186:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.33 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 Patos de Minas

In seasonPeak

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

Patos de Minas's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Patos de Minas?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Patos de Minas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Patos de Minas in August

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

In August, Patos de Minas sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Patos de Minas 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 Patos de Minas peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Patos de Minas?

Patos de Minas sits at 18.6°S, 46.5°W, 842 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Presidente Olegário, 21 km away.

Topography around Patos de Minas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patos de Minas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 847 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m.

The land around Patos de Minas is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (25%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
735 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Presidente Olegário 21 km · Lagoa Formosa 25 km · Carmo do Paranaíba 52 km · Patrocínio 64 km · Coromandel 73 km · Vazante 78 km · São Gotardo 95 km · João Pinheiro 100 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 Patos de Minas (-18.5789°, -46.5181°, elevation 842 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).