Piraquara weather in August

In August, Piraquara sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 94 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Piraquara's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piraquara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:47 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Piraquara is 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Piraquara reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12011
22011
32011
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92011
102011
112111
122112
132112
142112
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302213
312213

Piraquara 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° / 19°30025.913.44.1
Feb27° / 19°27722.912.94.2
Mar26° / 18°19822.512.24.8
Apr24° / 16°11115.211.45.9
May21° / 13°1151310.86.0
Jun20° / 12°11011.410.46.1
Jul20° / 11°10911.110.66.1
Aug21° / 12°9410.711.16.4
Sep21° / 13°16215.911.85.5
Oct23° / 15°1762012.64.9
Nov24° / 16°17720.513.25.0
Dec26° / 18°23622.913.64.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44852
54753
64753
74654
84654
94555
104456
114456
124357
134357
144357
154456
164456
174456
184654
194654
204753
214753
224852
235050
245050
255149
265050
275050
285050
295050
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piraquara gets around 94 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1134
1234
1334
1435
1535
1635
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2738
2838
2939
3040
3140

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1534250
2534250
3534250
4524260
5524260
6524260
7504370
8504370
9504370
10494380
11484380
12484490
13474490
14464490
154645100
164545100
174545100
184446100
194446100
204346110
214347110
224247110
234147120
244146120
254046130
264046140
274046141
283945151
293945161
303944161
313844171

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:586:46
210.87:586:47
310.87:576:47
410.97:576:48
510.97:566:48
610.97:556:49
710.97:546:49
810.97:546:50
911.07:536:50
1011.07:526:51
1111.07:516:51
1211.07:516:52
1311.07:506:52
1411.17:496:52
1511.17:486:53
1611.17:476:53
1711.17:466:54
1811.17:466:54
1911.27:456:55
2011.27:446:55
2111.27:436:56
2211.27:426:56
2311.37:416:57
2411.37:406:57
2511.37:396:57
2611.37:386:58
2711.47:376:58
2811.47:366:59
2911.47:356:59
3011.47:346:59
3111.57:337:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Piraquara?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Piraquara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piraquara in August

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

In August, Piraquara sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Piraquara in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piraquara peaks around January 18 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 highHighExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piraquara?

Piraquara sits at 25.4°S, 49.1°W, 910 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Quatro Barras, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Piraquara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piraquara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 913 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,412 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Piraquara is covered by trees (45%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
1,412 m
80 km
1,785 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Quatro Barras 9.0 km · Pinhais 13 km · Campina Grande do Sul 15 km · São José dos Pinhais 17 km · Curitiba 21 km · Colombo 23 km · Morretes 24 km · Almirante Tamandaré 28 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 Piraquara (-25.4423°, -49.068°, elevation 910 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).