Pitangui weather in August

In August, Pitangui sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pitangui's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pitangui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:24 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Pitangui 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 27°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pitangui reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
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Pitangui weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°24018.913.14.4
Feb29° / 20°15014.112.74.6
Mar29° / 20°15816.912.14.8
Apr28° / 18°619.211.66.4
May26° / 16°32511.17.6
Jun26° / 14°91.610.88.4
Jul26° / 14°50.910.98.6
Aug28° / 15°11211.38.0
Sep29° / 17°516.411.96.1
Oct30° / 19°9210.912.55.1
Nov28° / 19°21219.212.94.5
Dec28° / 20°27621.913.24.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
47921
57822
67822
77822
87921
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317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pitangui gets around 11 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2810
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3011
3112

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702460
2712360
3712360
4722260
5712270
6712270
7702370
8702370
9702370
10702460
11702460
12692560
13692560
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15682660
16682660
17682660
18672760
19672760
20662860
21662860
22652960
23652960
24643060
25633070
26633070
27613180
28613180
29603190
30603190
31593191

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 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:336:39
211.17:326:39
311.17:326:39
411.17:316:40
511.27:316:40
611.27:306:40
711.27:306:41
811.27:296:41
911.27:286:41
1011.27:286:42
1111.27:276:42
1211.37:276:42
1311.37:266:43
1411.37:256:43
1511.37:256:43
1611.37:246:43
1711.37:236:44
1811.47:226:44
1911.47:226:44
2011.47:216:45
2111.47:206:45
2211.47:196:45
2311.47:196:45
2411.57:186:46
2511.57:176:46
2611.57:166:46
2711.57:156:46
2811.57:156:47
2911.67:146:47
3011.67:136:47
3111.67:126:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pitangui

In seasonPeak

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

Pitangui'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 Pitangui?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pitangui in August

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

In August, Pitangui sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pitangui in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pitangui peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pitangui?

Pitangui sits at 19.7°S, 44.9°W, 704 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Serrana, 24 km away.

Topography around Pitangui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pitangui has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 763 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m.

The land around Pitangui is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
350 m
16 km
523 m
80 km
787 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Nova Serrana 24 km · Pará de Minas 36 km · Bom Despacho 38 km · Pompéu 51 km · Divinópolis 51 km · Itaúna 55 km · Carmo do Cajuru 57 km · Mateus Leme 59 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 Pitangui (-19.6828°, -44.8903°, elevation 704 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).