Poções weather in August

In August, Poções sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 38 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Poções's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Poções's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:00 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
61%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Poções reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12315
22315
32315
42315
52315
62315
72315
82315
92315
102315
112315
122315
132315
142315
152315
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172315
182315
192315
202415
212415
222415
232415
242415
252415
262415
272415
282415
292415
302415
312415

Poções weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°971612.85.4
Feb28° / 19°7514.612.55.5
Mar28° / 19°10717.112.15.3
Apr26° / 19°751711.75.4
May25° / 17°4512.411.36.4
Jun24° / 16°371211.26.6
Jul23° / 15°4012.611.26.4
Aug23° / 15°3811.811.56.6
Sep25° / 16°3811.311.96.6
Oct26° / 17°6212.912.36.2
Nov26° / 18°13716.212.75.4
Dec27° / 19°12715.212.85.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54654
64654
74654
84555
94555
104555
114357
124357
134258
144159
154159
164159
174159
184159
194258
204258
214258
224555
234555
244654
254852
264852
274951
285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Poções gets around 38 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
339
438
538
637
737
837
936
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1539
1639
1740
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2639
2739
2838
2937
3037
3136

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1343531
2344521
3345511
4345511
5345511
6345511
7445501
8445501
9445491
10445492
11445492
12445492
13445492
14444502
15444502
16443512
17443512
18442522
19441532
20341542
21340552
22340552
23339562
24238582
25238582
26237592
27236602
28236593
29235603
30235603
31335593

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2610calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 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 6:07 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:075:28
211.46:075:28
311.46:065:28
411.46:065:29
511.46:065:29
611.46:055:29
711.46:055:29
811.46:045:29
911.46:045:30
1011.46:035:30
1111.56:035:30
1211.56:025:30
1311.56:025:30
1411.56:015:31
1511.56:015:31
1611.56:005:31
1711.56:005:31
1811.55:595:31
1911.55:585:31
2011.65:585:31
2111.65:575:32
2211.65:575:32
2311.65:565:32
2411.65:555:32
2511.65:555:32
2611.65:545:32
2711.65:535:32
2811.75:535:32
2911.75:525:32
3011.75:515:32
3111.75:505:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Poções?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Poções for sightseeing.

What to pack for Poções in August

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

In August, Poções sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Poções 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 Poções peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Poções?

Poções sits at 14.5°S, 40.4°W, 764 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Planalto, 19 km away.

Topography around Poções

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Poções has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 785 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m.

The land around Poções is covered by grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
1,050 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Planalto 19 km · Iguaí 39 km · Barra do Choça 45 km · Itagibá 63 km · Vitória da Conquista 63 km · Itororó 73 km · Ipiaú 80 km · Jequié 80 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 Poções (-14.5297°, -40.3653°, elevation 764 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).