Paulistana weather in August

In August, Paulistana sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Paulistana's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paulistana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:57 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Paulistana reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 30 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
30
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.

Paulistana weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°11713.912.43.3
Feb32° / 23°11412.912.33.6
Mar32° / 23°11614.412.13.6
Apr32° / 23°648.211.84.0
May32° / 23°152.911.64.5
Jun32° / 21°20.311.55.2
Jul32° / 20°10.111.65.4
Aug33° / 20°00.111.74.8
Sep35° / 22°10.2123.6
Oct35° / 24°111.712.22.9
Nov35° / 25°324.412.42.9
Dec34° / 24°527.112.53.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37426
47426
57525
67624
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87723
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308515
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Paulistana gets around 0 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 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1561331
2660331
3661321
4662311
5662311
6663301
7664300
8665290
9665290
10665290
11665290
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24666280
25766270
26766270
27767260
28767260
29867250
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Wind in August

Winds average 22 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 6:01 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:015:40
211.66:015:40
311.76:015:40
411.76:015:40
511.76:005:40
611.76:005:40
711.76:005:40
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911.75:595:40
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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 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Paulistana

In seasonPeak

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

Paulistana's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Paulistana?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paulistana in August

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

In August, Paulistana sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Paulistana 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 Paulistana peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paulistana?

Paulistana sits at 8.1°S, 41.1°W, 357 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Afrânio, 44 km away.

Topography around Paulistana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paulistana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m.

The land around Paulistana is covered by shrubs (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (78%) within 16 km, and shrubs (77%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Afrânio 44 km · Dormentes 54 km · Jaicós 87 km · Araripina 96 km · Trindade 106 km · Casa Nova 116 km · Ouricuri 121 km · Salitre 122 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 Paulistana (-8.1436°, -41.1497°, elevation 357 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).