Piracaia weather in August

In August, Piracaia sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Piracaia's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piracaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:34 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Piracaia is human 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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Piracaia reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Piracaia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°31724.813.34.3
Feb27° / 18°25520.712.84.5
Mar26° / 17°21120.812.25.0
Apr25° / 16°8311.511.56.7
May22° / 13°678.110.97.1
Jun22° / 12°455.310.67.5
Jul22° / 11°494.710.77.7
Aug23° / 12°405.311.27.9
Sep24° / 14°9810.311.97.0
Oct25° / 16°15415.912.55.8
Nov25° / 16°19918.313.15.3
Dec26° / 18°26222.913.44.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86535
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286931
296931
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piracaia gets around 40 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
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416
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
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1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2017
2117
2218
2318
2419
2519
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2721
2821
2922
3023
3123

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182171
282171
381181
481181
581181
680191
780191
880191
979201
1079201
1179201
1278211
1378211
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1878211
1977221
2076222
2175232
2275232
2374242
2474242
2573252
2672262
2771272
2870273
2969283
3068293
3167303

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:446:39
210.97:436:40
311.07:436:40
411.07:426:41
511.07:416:41
611.07:416:41
711.07:406:42
811.07:406:42
911.17:396:43
1011.17:386:43
1111.17:376:43
1211.17:376:44
1311.17:366:44
1411.27:356:45
1511.27:346:45
1611.27:346:45
1711.27:336:46
1811.27:326:46
1911.37:316:47
2011.37:306:47
2111.37:296:47
2211.37:296:48
2311.37:286:48
2411.47:276:48
2511.47:266:49
2611.47:256:49
2711.47:246:49
2811.47:236:50
2911.57:226:50
3011.57:216:50
3111.57:206:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Piracaia

In seasonPeak

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

Piracaia's rainy season runs October–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 Piracaia?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piracaia in August

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

In August, Piracaia sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Piracaia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piracaia peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Piracaia 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 Piracaia is worst in June — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 31 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2370 µg/m³Dec 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr48Poor
May62Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piracaia?

Piracaia sits at 23.1°S, 46.4°W, 822 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bom Jesus dos Perdões, 14 km away.

Topography around Piracaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piracaia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m around an average of 859 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m.

The land around Piracaia is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
309 m
16 km
889 m
80 km
1,859 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bom Jesus dos Perdões 14 km · Nazaré Paulista 15 km · Atibaia 21 km · Bragança Paulista 22 km · Extrema 23 km · Santa Isabel 32 km · Bairro da Penha 35 km · Mairiporã 38 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 Piracaia (-23.0539°, -46.3581°, elevation 822 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).