Petrolândia weather in August

In August, Petrolândia sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3.2 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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Petrolândia's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrolândia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:46 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 5th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Petrolândia reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20

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

How August really feels in Petrolândia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Petrolândia 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 23°	51	6.5	12.5	3.4
Feb	33° / 23°	55	7.6	12.3	3.5
Mar	33° / 23°	61	9	12.1	3.6
Apr	32° / 22°	34	6.9	11.8	4.3
May	30° / 21°	25	5.7	11.6	5.4
Jun	28° / 20°	17	5.2	11.5	6.6
Jul	28° / 20°	13	4.5	11.5	7.1
Aug	29° / 19°	10	3.2	11.7	6.6
Sep	31° / 20°	5	1.3	11.9	5.5
Oct	33° / 21°	9	1.3	12.2	4.2
Nov	34° / 22°	14	2.3	12.4	3.3
Dec	34° / 23°	25	3.1	12.5	3.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. 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	46	47	47	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	50	49	48	48	48	47	48	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	54	54	55	57	57
Cloudier (%)	54	54	53	53	51	51	50	50	51	51	51	50	51	52	52	52	53	52	53	52	52	52	51	50	48	48	46	46	45	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Petrolândia gets around 10 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6

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

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

	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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	68	68	69	69
Muggy (%)	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	32	31	30	30	29	29

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	56	42
2	2	56	42
3	2	57	41
4	2	57	41
5	2	58	40
6	2	58	40
7	2	59	39
8	2	60	38
9	2	60	38
10	2	60	38
11	2	61	37
12	2	61	37
13	1	62	37
14	1	62	37
15	1	63	36
16	1	63	36
17	1	63	36
18	1	64	35
19	1	64	35
20	1	64	35
21	1	65	34
22	1	65	34
23	1	65	34
24	1	66	33
25	1	66	33
26	2	66	32
27	2	67	31
28	2	68	30
29	2	68	30
30	2	69	29
31	2	69	29

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 5:51 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:27 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:51	5:27
2	11.6	5:51	5:27
3	11.6	5:50	5:27
4	11.6	5:50	5:27
5	11.6	5:50	5:27
6	11.6	5:50	5:28
7	11.6	5:49	5:28
8	11.6	5:49	5:28
9	11.7	5:49	5:28
10	11.7	5:48	5:28
11	11.7	5:48	5:28
12	11.7	5:48	5:28
13	11.7	5:47	5:28
14	11.7	5:47	5:28
15	11.7	5:46	5:28
16	11.7	5:46	5:28
17	11.7	5:45	5:28
18	11.7	5:45	5:28
19	11.7	5:45	5:28
20	11.7	5:44	5:28
21	11.7	5:44	5:28
22	11.7	5:43	5:28
23	11.8	5:43	5:28
24	11.8	5:42	5:28
25	11.8	5:42	5:28
26	11.8	5:41	5:28
27	11.8	5:41	5:28
28	11.8	5:40	5:28
29	11.8	5:39	5:28
30	11.8	5:39	5:28
31	11.8	5:38	5:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.71 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Petrolândia?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Petrolândia in August

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

In August, Petrolândia sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Petrolândia 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 Petrolândia peaks around March 11 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	11	10	10	10	12	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Petrolândia?

Petrolândia sits at 9.0°S, 38.2°W, 325 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Tacaratu, 16 km away.

Topography around Petrolândia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrolândia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 317 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m.

The land around Petrolândia is covered by grassland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

57 m

grassland 29%

16 km

496 m

shrubs 62%

80 km

929 m

shrubs 69%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

August weather nearby: Tacaratu 16 km · Glória 40 km · Água Branca 44 km · Inajá 44 km · Paulo Afonso 47 km · Delmiro Gouveia 52 km · Mata Grande 56 km · Floresta 57 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 Petrolândia (-8.9792°, -38.2194°, elevation 325 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	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	29	19
17	29	19
18	29	19
19	29	19
20	29	19
21	29	19
22	29	19
23	29	19
24	29	19
25	29	19
26	29	19
27	29	19
28	29	19
29	30	19
30	30	20
31	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	57	43
31	57	43

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	56	42
2	2	56	42
3	2	57	41
4	2	57	41
5	2	58	40
6	2	58	40
7	2	59	39
8	2	60	38
9	2	60	38
10	2	60	38
11	2	61	37
12	2	61	37
13	1	62	37
14	1	62	37
15	1	63	36
16	1	63	36
17	1	63	36
18	1	64	35
19	1	64	35
20	1	64	35
21	1	65	34
22	1	65	34
23	1	65	34
24	1	66	33
25	1	66	33
26	2	66	32
27	2	67	31
28	2	68	30
29	2	68	30
30	2	69	29
31	2	69	29

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	57	43
31	57	43

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	56	42
2	2	56	42
3	2	57	41
4	2	57	41
5	2	58	40
6	2	58	40
7	2	59	39
8	2	60	38
9	2	60	38
10	2	60	38
11	2	61	37
12	2	61	37
13	1	62	37
14	1	62	37
15	1	63	36
16	1	63	36
17	1	63	36
18	1	64	35
19	1	64	35
20	1	64	35
21	1	65	34
22	1	65	34
23	1	65	34
24	1	66	33
25	1	66	33
26	2	66	32
27	2	67	31
28	2	68	30
29	2	68	30
30	2	69	29
31	2	69	29

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	45
30	57	43
31	57	43

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	56	42
2	2	56	42
3	2	57	41
4	2	57	41
5	2	58	40
6	2	58	40
7	2	59	39
8	2	60	38
9	2	60	38
10	2	60	38
11	2	61	37
12	2	61	37
13	1	62	37
14	1	62	37
15	1	63	36
16	1	63	36
17	1	63	36
18	1	64	35
19	1	64	35
20	1	64	35
21	1	65	34
22	1	65	34
23	1	65	34
24	1	66	33
25	1	66	33
26	2	66	32
27	2	67	31
28	2	68	30
29	2	68	30
30	2	69	29
31	2	69	29