Pombal weather in August

In August, Pombal sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pombal's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pombal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:42 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Pombal 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 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pombal reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Pombal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pombal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°688.612.32.6
Feb34° / 24°8510.212.22.7
Mar34° / 24°13314122.9
Apr33° / 24°8111.111.93.3
May33° / 23°426.911.73.8
Jun32° / 22°173.611.64.4
Jul33° / 21°9211.64.5
Aug34° / 21°50.511.84.0
Sep35° / 22°10.2123.3
Oct36° / 23°50.612.22.7
Nov36° / 24°30.712.32.5
Dec36° / 24°172.612.42.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36634
46733
56931
66931
77030
87129
97228
107228
117327
127327
137327
147426
157426
167327
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197525
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217624
227723
237822
247822
258020
268119
278218
288218
298416
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pombal gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
23
33
43
52
62
72
82
92
102
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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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11256113
21256212
31266112
41266211
51266211
61266310
7126649
8126649
9126658
10126658
11126658
12126667
13127657
14127657
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16127666
17128656
18028666
19029656
20029665
21030655
22030655
23030655
24031645
25031645
26032635
27032635
28032635
29032635
30032635
31032635

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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815light breeze
915light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:465:28
211.75:465:28
311.75:465:28
411.75:465:29
511.75:455:29
611.75:455:29
711.75:455:29
811.75:455:29
911.75:445:29
1011.75:445:29
1111.75:445:29
1211.85:435:29
1311.85:435:29
1411.85:435:29
1511.85:425:29
1611.85:425:29
1711.85:425:29
1811.85:415:28
1911.85:415:28
2011.85:405:28
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2211.85:405:28
2311.85:395:28
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2511.85:385:28
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2711.85:375:28
2811.85:375:28
2911.95:365:27
3011.95:365:27
3111.95:355:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
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185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pombal?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pombal in August

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

In August, Pombal sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pombal 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 Pombal peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Pombal in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pombal is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2418 µg/m³Jul 124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug6Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pombal?

Pombal sits at 6.8°S, 37.8°W, 185 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sousa, 47 km away.

Topography around Pombal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pombal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m.

The land around Pombal is covered by shrubs (45%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
439 m
80 km
1,051 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sousa 47 km · Catolé do Rocha 48 km · Piancó 50 km · São Bento 54 km · Patos 64 km · Itaporanga 71 km · São João do Rio do Peixe 72 km · Cajazeiras 84 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 Pombal (-6.7703°, -37.8017°, elevation 185 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).