Pedra weather in August

In August, Pedra sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Pedra's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Pedra 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pedra reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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 Pedra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pedra weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°335.412.44.5
Feb32° / 21°386.312.34.5
Mar31° / 21°498.212.14.4
Apr30° / 20°517.811.85.1
May29° / 20°34811.66.0
Jun27° / 19°266.111.57.0
Jul26° / 18°175.411.67.2
Aug27° / 18°10311.77.4
Sep29° / 18°41.2126.5
Oct31° / 19°81.512.25.3
Nov32° / 20°111.512.44.8
Dec32° / 20°152.112.54.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43862
53961
64060
74060
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144258
154258
164258
174357
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204456
214654
224654
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244852
255050
265149
275248
285446
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pedra gets around 10 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
215
315
415
514
614
713
813
912
1012
1112
1211
1311
1410
1510
1610
179
189
199
208
218
228
237
247
257
266
276
286
296
306
316

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116786
216786
316786
416795
517785
617785
717794
817794
917794
1017803
1117803
1217803
1317803
1417803
1517812
1617812
1717812
1818802
1918802
2018802
2118802
2219792
2319792
2419792
2519792
2619792
2719792
2819792
2920782
3020782
3120782

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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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 5:45 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:455:23
211.65:455:23
311.65:455:23
411.65:445:23
511.65:445:23
611.75:445:23
711.75:445:23
811.75:435:23
911.75:435:23
1011.75:435:23
1111.75:425:23
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1311.75:415:23
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1611.75:405:23
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1811.75:395:23
1911.75:395:23
2011.75:395:23
2111.85:385:23
2211.85:385:23
2311.85:375:23
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2511.85:365:23
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2711.85:355:23
2811.85:355:23
2911.85:345:23
3011.85:345:23
3111.85:335:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pedra?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra in August

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

In August, Pedra sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pedra 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 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
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra?

Pedra sits at 8.5°S, 36.9°W, 614 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Venturosa, 11 km away.

Topography around Pedra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Pedra is covered by grassland (47%), trees (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), shrubs (33%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
563 m
80 km
911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Venturosa 11 km · Arcoverde 15 km · Buíque 27 km · Pesqueira 31 km · Capoeiras 43 km · Sanharó 44 km · Caetés 47 km · Tupanatinga 52 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 (-8.4969°, -36.9408°, elevation 614 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).