Piratini weather in August

In August, Piratini sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 118 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Piratini's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piratini's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:11 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Piratini reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°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)
1178
2178
3178
4178
5178
6178
7178
8188
9188
10188
11188
12189
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
18189
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
241910
251910
261910
271910
281910
291910
301910
311910

Piratini weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°13413.313.85.9
Feb27° / 18°12212.513.15.9
Mar26° / 17°10711.212.26.5
Apr23° / 14°12110.211.36.8
May19° / 11°100910.46.2
Jun17° / 1109.3105.4
Jul16° / 1189.510.25.2
Aug18° / 1189.410.96.0
Sep19° / 10°14510.611.85.9
Oct22° / 12°14411.712.86.3
Nov24° / 14°1109.813.66.9
Dec27° / 16°11511.2146.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44654
54654
64654
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134852
144753
154852
164852
174852
184852
194753
204753
214753
224753
234753
244654
254654
264555
274555
284555
294456
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piratini gets around 118 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
429
529
629
729
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2030
2130
2231
2332
2433
2533
2634
2734
2835
2935
3036
3136

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771850
2771850
3771850
4771850
5771850
6771850
7771850
8771850
9771850
10751960
11751960
12751960
13751960
14751960
15742060
16742060
17722170
18722170
19712270
20692281
21682381
22682381
23672391
24662491
256524101
266524101
276424111
286523111
296423121
306423121
316422131

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:25 AM to 7:54 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:256:52
210.58:246:53
310.58:236:53
410.58:236:54
510.58:226:55
610.68:216:55
710.68:206:56
810.68:196:57
910.78:186:57
1010.78:176:58
1110.78:166:59
1210.78:156:59
1310.88:147:00
1410.88:137:01
1510.88:127:01
1610.88:117:02
1710.98:107:02
1810.98:097:03
1910.98:087:04
2011.08:077:04
2111.08:067:05
2211.08:057:06
2311.08:037:06
2411.18:027:07
2511.18:017:08
2611.18:007:08
2711.27:597:09
2811.27:577:09
2911.27:567:10
3011.37:557:11
3111.37:547:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Piratini?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Piratini for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piratini in August

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

In August, Piratini sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Piratini in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piratini peaks around January 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piratini?

Piratini sits at 31.4°S, 53.1°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canguçu, 41 km away.

Topography around Piratini

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piratini has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.

The land around Piratini is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
409 m
80 km
507 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Canguçu 41 km · Capão do Leão 68 km · Pelotas 81 km · Arroio Grande 88 km · Bagé 96 km · São Lourenço do Sul 107 km · Caçapava do Sul 110 km · Encruzilhada do Sul 115 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 Piratini (-31.4481°, -53.1042°, elevation 361 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).