Piatã weather in August

In August, Piatã sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Piatã's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piatã's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:04 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Piatã reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°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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Piatã 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°11511.512.76.2
Feb27° / 17°7310.512.46.2
Mar27° / 17°11111.712.16.2
Apr26° / 17°679.811.76.6
May25° / 16°214.911.47.5
Jun24° / 14°9311.28.1
Jul23° / 13°61.511.38.2
Aug24° / 13°51.511.68.4
Sep26° / 14°142.611.98.0
Oct27° / 16°566.712.37.1
Nov26° / 17°15912.912.66.0
Dec27° / 17°12712.312.86.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
75446
85545
95446
105347
115347
125347
135347
145248
155248
165248
175149
185149
195248
205347
215347
225446
235545
245644
255842
265941
276040
286139
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piatã gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
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35
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296
305
315

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145532
246522
346522
446522
547503
647503
747503
847503
947503
1047503
1147503
1247503
1346513
1446513
1545523
1645523
1744533
1844533
1943543
2043543
2143543
2242553
2342553
2442553
2542553
2641563
2741563
2841563
2941563
3041563
3140564

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:115:35
211.46:105:36
311.46:105:36
411.46:105:36
511.46:095:36
611.56:095:36
711.56:095:37
811.56:085:37
911.56:085:37
1011.56:075:37
1111.56:075:37
1211.56:065:37
1311.56:065:38
1411.56:055:38
1511.56:055:38
1611.66:045:38
1711.66:045:38
1811.66:035:38
1911.66:035:38
2011.66:025:38
2111.66:025:38
2211.66:015:39
2311.66:005:39
2411.66:005:39
2511.75:595:39
2611.75:595:39
2711.75:585:39
2811.75:575:39
2911.75:575:39
3011.75:565:39
3111.75:555:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Piatã

In seasonPeak

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

Piatã's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Piatã?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piatã in August

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

In August, Piatã sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Piatã in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piatã peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 16Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piatã?

Piatã sits at 13.2°S, 41.8°W, 1,282 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Livramento de Nossa Senhora, 55 km away.

Topography around Piatã

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piatã has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m around an average of 1,281 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,117 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,703 m.

The land around Piatã is covered by shrubs (48%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
566 m
16 km
1,117 m
80 km
1,703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Livramento de Nossa Senhora 55 km · Livramento do Brumado 56 km · Paramirim 60 km · Ibicoara 60 km · Barra da Estiva 71 km · Seabra 82 km · Tanque Novo 89 km · Ituaçu 90 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 Piatã (-13.1519°, -41.7728°, elevation 1,282 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).