Pires do Rio weather in August

In August, Pires do Rio sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pires do Rio's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pires do Rio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:35 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Pires do Rio 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 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pires do Rio reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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Pires do Rio weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23921.912.93.9
Feb29° / 20°17518.312.64.1
Mar29° / 20°17219.412.14.3
Apr29° / 19°6810.211.65.6
May28° / 17°172.611.27.4
Jun27° / 15°60.9118.2
Jul28° / 15°20.311.18.2
Aug30° / 16°61.111.46.7
Sep31° / 19°325.411.95.0
Oct31° / 20°10413.712.44.1
Nov29° / 20°20921.612.83.8
Dec29° / 20°25524.1133.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
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68317
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pires do Rio gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1851230
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27771670
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31731881

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:436:56
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311.27:426:56
411.37:416:57
511.37:416:57
611.37:406:57
711.37:406:57
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1911.57:337:00
2011.57:327:00
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pires do Rio

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Pires do Rio?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pires do Rio in August

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

In August, Pires do Rio sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Pires do Rio 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 Pires do Rio peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pires do Rio?

Pires do Rio sits at 17.3°S, 48.3°W, 770 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Orizona, 30 km away.

Topography around Pires do Rio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pires do Rio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m.

The land around Pires do Rio is covered by grassland (38%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (28%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), grassland (33%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
608 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Orizona 30 km · Ipameri 49 km · Caldas Novas 62 km · Piracanjuba 78 km · Silvânia 79 km · Bela Vista de Goiás 80 km · Cristalina 92 km · Morrinhos 99 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 Pires do Rio (-17.2997°, -48.2794°, elevation 770 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).