Piracicaba weather in August

In August, Piracicaba sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 30 mm of rain across 3.9 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Piracicaba's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piracicaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:38 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Piracicaba reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12613
22613
32613
42613
52613
62613
72713
82714
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112714
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How August really feels in Piracicaba

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.

Piracicaba 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
Jan30° / 21°25522.313.23.6
Feb30° / 21°1861912.83.7
Mar30° / 20°14417.112.24.4
Apr29° / 18°537.311.56.2
May26° / 15°52610.97.5
Jun25° / 14°384.510.68.0
Jul25° / 13°313.810.78.1
Aug27° / 14°303.911.27.6
Sep29° / 16°618.111.96.0
Oct30° / 18°10412.112.54.9
Nov30° / 19°1481513.14.5
Dec30° / 20°19019.913.43.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36931
46931
56931
66931
77030
87030
97030
107129
117129
127129
137228
147228
157228
167327
177426
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197525
207525
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307525
317426

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piracicaba gets around 30 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
1212
1312
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1512
1612
1712
1812
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2012
2112
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2413
2513
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2714
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3016
3117

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1613270
2613270
3603280
4613180
5613180
6613180
7623080
8613090
9603091
10612991
11612991
12612991
13622891
14622891
15622891
16622891
17632881
18632881
19632881
20632980
21632980
22622990
23622990
24622990
256129100
266129100
276029110
285929111
295829121
305630131
315630131

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 7:48 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:486:45
211.07:486:45
311.07:476:46
411.07:476:46
511.07:466:47
611.07:456:47
711.07:456:47
811.17:446:48
911.17:446:48
1011.17:436:49
1111.17:426:49
1211.17:416:49
1311.27:416:50
1411.27:406:50
1511.27:396:51
1611.27:386:51
1711.27:386:51
1811.27:376:52
1911.37:366:52
2011.37:356:52
2111.37:346:53
2211.37:336:53
2311.37:336:53
2411.47:326:54
2511.47:316:54
2611.47:306:55
2711.47:296:55
2811.57:286:55
2911.57:276:56
3011.57:266:56
3111.57:256:56

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 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Piracicaba

In seasonPeak

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

Piracicaba's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Piracicaba?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piracicaba in August

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

In August, Piracicaba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Piracicaba 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 Piracicaba peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (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 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Piracicaba 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 Piracicaba is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Piracicaba's WHO annual average of 13 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1121 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Piracicaba?

Piracicaba sits at 22.7°S, 47.6°W, 530 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio das Pedras, 14 km away.

Topography around Piracicaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piracicaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 525 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m.

The land around Piracicaba is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (31%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
634 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rio das Pedras 14 km · Iracemápolis 21 km · Santa Bárbara d'Oeste 24 km · Charqueada 27 km · Limeira 31 km · Santa Gertrudes 32 km · Americana 33 km · Capivari 33 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 Piracicaba (-22.7253°, -47.6492°, elevation 530 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).