Piquet Carneiro weather in August

In August, Piquet Carneiro sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.6 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Piquet Carneiro's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piquet Carneiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:48 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Piquet Carneiro reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°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 Piquet Carneiro

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.

Piquet Carneiro 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
Jan33° / 24°9814.312.33.1
Feb32° / 23°10516.312.23.2
Mar31° / 23°14020.2123.3
Apr31° / 23°11819.411.93.5
May31° / 23°8112.811.74.3
Jun31° / 22°367.211.74.9
Jul32° / 22°203.711.74.9
Aug33° / 22°101.611.84.3
Sep35° / 23°30.7123.6
Oct35° / 24°14112.13.1
Nov35° / 24°61.212.33.0
Dec35° / 24°254.712.33.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37723
47723
57822
67921
77822
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308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piquet Carneiro gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.6 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
57
67
77
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146
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112353221
212353221
312452221
412453211
522452211
622452211
722551211
822551211
922552201
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:515:36
211.75:515:36
311.85:515:36
411.85:515:36
511.85:515:36
611.85:505:36
711.85:505:36
811.85:505:36
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1911.85:465:36
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2711.95:435:35
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2911.95:425:35
3011.95:425:34
3111.95:415:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
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95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Piquet Carneiro

In seasonPeak

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

Piquet Carneiro'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 Piquet Carneiro?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piquet Carneiro in August

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

In August, Piquet Carneiro sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Piquet Carneiro 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 Piquet Carneiro 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 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 Piquet Carneiro?

Piquet Carneiro sits at 5.8°S, 39.4°W, 251 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mombaça, 24 km away.

Topography around Piquet Carneiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piquet Carneiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m.

The land around Piquet Carneiro is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mombaça 24 km · Senador Pompeu 24 km · Acopiara 33 km · Solonópole 46 km · Pedra Branca 51 km · Quixelô 56 km · Iguatu 63 km · Quixeramobim 69 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 Piquet Carneiro (-5.8036°, -39.4178°, elevation 251 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).