Pau dos Ferros weather in August

In August, Pau dos Ferros sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-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 65% 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 Pau dos Ferros's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pau dos Ferros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:43 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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 Pau dos Ferros reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Pau dos Ferros

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.

Pau dos Ferros weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°739.712.33.0
Feb33° / 24°831212.23.1
Mar33° / 24°11415.9123.2
Apr32° / 23°10113.211.93.6
May32° / 23°507.311.74.2
Jun32° / 23°203.511.74.7
Jul32° / 22°141.311.74.7
Aug34° / 22°40.511.84.1
Sep35° / 23°10.2123.4
Oct36° / 24°80.412.12.9
Nov35° / 24°20.512.32.9
Dec35° / 24°122.312.32.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
47921
58020
68020
78119
88119
98119
108218
118218
128218
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318911

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pau dos Ferros gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.5 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
42
52
62
72
82
92
101
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11295515
21295515
31295614
41305514
51305613
61305613
71305712
82305711
92315611
102315710
112315710
122315710
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14131599
15132589
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21132598
22132607
23032617
24033607
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3116light breeze

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 5:47 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:475:31
211.75:475:31
311.75:475:31
411.75:465:31
511.75:465:31
611.85:465:31
711.85:465:31
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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 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pau dos Ferros?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pau dos Ferros in August

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

In August, Pau dos Ferros sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pau dos Ferros 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 Pau dos Ferros peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 14UV 15Jul 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pau dos Ferros?

Pau dos Ferros sits at 6.1°S, 38.2°W, 192 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pereiro, 29 km away.

Topography around Pau dos Ferros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pau dos Ferros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 839 m.

The land around Pau dos Ferros is covered by grassland (53%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
510 m
80 km
839 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Pereiro 29 km · São Miguel 34 km · Jaguaribe 52 km · São Bento 54 km · Catolé do Rocha 57 km · Apodi 67 km · Sousa 72 km · São João do Rio do Peixe 74 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 Pau dos Ferros (-6.1092°, -38.2044°, elevation 192 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).