Pedra Preta weather in August

In August, Pedra Preta sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 75% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 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 Preta's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Preta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:59 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 Pedra Preta reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°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)
13218
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53319
63319
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103319
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How August really feels in Pedra Preta

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.

Pedra Preta weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24124.712.92.8
Feb31° / 23°20822.612.62.8
Mar32° / 23°16321.912.13.0
Apr32° / 22°6310.511.64.1
May31° / 20°214.111.25.4
Jun31° / 19°91.3115.9
Jul31° / 18°60.711.15.9
Aug33° / 19°81.411.44.3
Sep34° / 22°416.511.93.1
Oct34° / 23°11116.212.42.7
Nov32° / 23°16020.712.82.8
Dec31° / 23°22324.7132.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58416
68416
78515
88515
98515
108515
118515
128515
138614
148614
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228515
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298416
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pedra Preta gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.4 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 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
92
102
112
122
133
143
154
164
175
185
195
206
216
227
238
248
259
269
2710
2810
2911
3011
3112

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121492550
221492560
321492560
421492560
521482560
622482560
722472470
823462470
924452480
1025442480
1125432390
1226422390
1327412290
14274122100
15274022100
16284022110
17283922110
18273922120
19273822120
20273823120
21263823130
22253724140
23243725140
24233725150
25223626150
26223626161
27213527161
28213427171
29213327171
30213228182
31213128182

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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247calm
257calm
267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:076:21
211.37:066:22
311.37:066:22
411.37:056:22
511.37:056:22
611.37:046:23
711.37:046:23
811.37:036:23
911.37:036:24
1011.47:026:24
1111.47:026:24
1211.47:016:24
1311.47:016:24
1411.47:006:25
1511.47:006:25
1611.46:596:25
1711.56:586:25
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1911.56:576:26
2011.56:566:26
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2211.56:556:26
2311.56:546:26
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2611.66:526:27
2711.66:516:27
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2911.66:506:27
3011.66:496:27
3111.76:486:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pedra Preta

In seasonPeak

None of Pedra Preta'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 Preta's monsoon runs October–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 Pedra Preta?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra Preta in August

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

In August, Pedra Preta sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pedra Preta 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 Pedra Preta peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Pedra Preta in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pedra Preta is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.2× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1630 µg/m³Jul 105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Preta?

Pedra Preta sits at 16.6°S, 54.5°W, 254 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rondonópolis, 24 km away.

Topography around Pedra Preta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Preta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m.

The land around Pedra Preta is covered by grassland (74%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
622 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Rondonópolis 24 km · Poxoréu 88 km · Jaciara 90 km · Campo Verde 141 km · Alto Araguaia 154 km · Lucas 159 km · Chapada dos Guimarães 188 km · Santo Antônio do Leverger 191 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 Preta (-16.6231°, -54.4739°, elevation 254 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).