Pedra Azul weather in August

In August, Pedra Azul sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pedra Azul's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Azul's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:06 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

Pedra Azul is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pedra Azul reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

Pedra Azul weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	94	10.8	12.8	5.2
Feb	30° / 19°	59	8.6	12.5	5.2
Mar	29° / 19°	105	12.7	12.1	5.1
Apr	28° / 19°	53	10.2	11.7	6.1
May	26° / 17°	25	7.2	11.3	7.0
Jun	25° / 16°	16	5.2	11.1	7.5
Jul	25° / 15°	15	5.7	11.1	7.6
Aug	25° / 15°	11	3.7	11.5	7.7
Sep	27° / 16°	20	4.7	11.9	7.2
Oct	28° / 18°	61	8.3	12.4	6.0
Nov	28° / 19°	145	13.9	12.7	5.3
Dec	29° / 19°	140	13.5	12.9	5.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	46	47	48	49	48	47	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	48	50	51	51	53	54	54	56	56
Cloudier (%)	54	53	52	51	52	53	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	52	50	49	49	47	46	46	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	48	52
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pedra Azul gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.7 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	14
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14
Comfortable (%)	64	65	65	65	64	64	63	62	61	60	60	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	63
Humid (%)	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	17	64	19
2	17	65	18
3	17	65	18
4	17	65	18
5	18	64	18
6	18	64	18
7	18	63	19
8	19	62	19
9	19	61	20
10	20	60	20
11	20	60	20
12	20	59	21
13	20	59	21
14	20	59	21
15	19	60	21
16	19	60	21
17	18	61	21
18	18	61	21
19	17	62	21
20	16	63	21
21	16	63	21
22	15	64	21
23	15	64	21
24	14	65	21
25	14	65	21
26	13	65	22
27	13	65	22
28	13	65	22
29	14	64	22
30	14	64	22
31	14	63	23

Wind in August

Winds average 10 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 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 7:13 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:13	6:30
2	11.3	7:13	6:30
3	11.3	7:12	6:30
4	11.3	7:12	6:30
5	11.3	7:11	6:31
6	11.3	7:11	6:31
7	11.3	7:10	6:31
8	11.4	7:10	6:31
9	11.4	7:09	6:32
10	11.4	7:09	6:32
11	11.4	7:08	6:32
12	11.4	7:08	6:32
13	11.4	7:07	6:32
14	11.4	7:07	6:33
15	11.4	7:06	6:33
16	11.5	7:06	6:33
17	11.5	7:05	6:33
18	11.5	7:04	6:33
19	11.5	7:04	6:34
20	11.5	7:03	6:34
21	11.5	7:02	6:34
22	11.5	7:02	6:34
23	11.6	7:01	6:34
24	11.6	7:00	6:34
25	11.6	7:00	6:35
26	11.6	6:59	6:35
27	11.6	6:58	6:35
28	11.6	6:57	6:35
29	11.6	6:57	6:35
30	11.7	6:56	6:35
31	11.7	6:55	6:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pedra Azul

In seasonPeak

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

Pedra Azul's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Pedra Azul?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra Azul in August

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

In August, Pedra Azul sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Pedra Azul 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 Pedra Azul peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	14	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Azul?

Pedra Azul sits at 16.0°S, 41.3°W, 678 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Medina, 31 km away.

Topography around Pedra Azul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Azul has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m around an average of 677 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m.

The land around Pedra Azul is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

382 m

grassland 57%

16 km

517 m

trees 64%

80 km

1,253 m

trees 67%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← July Pedra Azul year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Medina 31 km · Cândido Sales 56 km · Jequitinhonha 57 km · Itaobim 66 km · Encruzilhada 67 km · Almenara 67 km · Taiobeiras 102 km · Macarani 105 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

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 Pedra Azul (-16.0053°, -41.2972°, elevation 678 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	48	52
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	14
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	17	64	19
2	17	65	18
3	17	65	18
4	17	65	18
5	18	64	18
6	18	64	18
7	18	63	19
8	19	62	19
9	19	61	20
10	20	60	20
11	20	60	20
12	20	59	21
13	20	59	21
14	20	59	21
15	19	60	21
16	19	60	21
17	18	61	21
18	18	61	21
19	17	62	21
20	16	63	21
21	16	63	21
22	15	64	21
23	15	64	21
24	14	65	21
25	14	65	21
26	13	65	22
27	13	65	22
28	13	65	22
29	14	64	22
30	14	64	22
31	14	63	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	48	52
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	14
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	17	64	19
2	17	65	18
3	17	65	18
4	17	65	18
5	18	64	18
6	18	64	18
7	18	63	19
8	19	62	19
9	19	61	20
10	20	60	20
11	20	60	20
12	20	59	21
13	20	59	21
14	20	59	21
15	19	60	21
16	19	60	21
17	18	61	21
18	18	61	21
19	17	62	21
20	16	63	21
21	16	63	21
22	15	64	21
23	15	64	21
24	14	65	21
25	14	65	21
26	13	65	22
27	13	65	22
28	13	65	22
29	14	64	22
30	14	64	22
31	14	63	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	25	15
6	25	15
7	25	15
8	25	15
9	25	15
10	25	15
11	25	15
12	25	15
13	25	15
14	25	15
15	25	15
16	25	15
17	25	15
18	25	15
19	25	15
20	25	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	26	15
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	49	51
5	48	52
6	47	53
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	48	52
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	51	49
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	14
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	12
28	12
29	12
30	12
31	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	17	64	19
2	17	65	18
3	17	65	18
4	17	65	18
5	18	64	18
6	18	64	18
7	18	63	19
8	19	62	19
9	19	61	20
10	20	60	20
11	20	60	20
12	20	59	21
13	20	59	21
14	20	59	21
15	19	60	21
16	19	60	21
17	18	61	21
18	18	61	21
19	17	62	21
20	16	63	21
21	16	63	21
22	15	64	21
23	15	64	21
24	14	65	21
25	14	65	21
26	13	65	22
27	13	65	22
28	13	65	22
29	14	64	22
30	14	64	22
31	14	63	23