Pedra Branca weather in August

In August, Pedra Branca sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pedra Branca's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Branca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:48 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Pedra Branca is 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pedra Branca reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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 Pedra Branca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 8 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
8
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.

Pedra Branca weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°10215.512.33.6
Feb31° / 22°10017.612.23.6
Mar30° / 22°14021123.7
Apr29° / 22°11720.811.93.9
May29° / 22°7314.311.84.9
Jun29° / 21°358.111.75.7
Jul30° / 21°214.711.75.9
Aug32° / 21°10211.85.4
Sep33° / 22°41124.7
Oct34° / 22°121.212.14.1
Nov33° / 22°81.712.24.0
Dec33° / 23°265.712.33.9

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 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48317
58317
68317
78317
88416
98416
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118317
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319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pedra Branca gets around 10 mm of rain over 2 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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39
49
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11305118
22305018
32305117
42305117
52305117
62305216
72305216
82315116
92315215
102315215
112315314
122315314
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251295911
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281276012
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301266013
311266013

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:525:38
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311.85:525:38
411.85:525:38
511.85:515:38
611.85:515:38
711.85:515:38
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1911.85:475:37
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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 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
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166.1Intense
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186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pedra Branca

In seasonPeak

None of Pedra Branca'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 Branca's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Branca?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra Branca in August

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

In August, Pedra Branca sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pedra Branca 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 Branca peaks around March 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Branca?

Pedra Branca sits at 5.5°S, 39.7°W, 506 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mombaça, 34 km away.

Topography around Pedra Branca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Branca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 607 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m.

The land around Pedra Branca is covered by grassland (63%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and shrubs (45%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
607 m
80 km
782 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Mombaça 34 km · Boa Viagem 36 km · Senador Pompeu 41 km · Piquet Carneiro 51 km · Quixeramobim 55 km · Independência 66 km · Madalena 68 km · Acopiara 77 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 Pedra Branca (-5.4542°, -39.7172°, elevation 506 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).