Ponta Grossa weather in August

In August, Ponta Grossa sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 72 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ponta Grossa's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponta Grossa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:51 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Ponta Grossa 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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ponta Grossa reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72110
82110
92110
102110
112110
122110
132111
142211
152211
162211
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272311
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292312
302312
312312

Ponta Grossa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°20122.113.44.7
Feb26° / 18°15419.612.94.8
Mar26° / 17°11216.312.25.7
Apr24° / 15°719.211.46.9
May21° / 12°908.810.86.6
Jun20° / 11°988.510.56.5
Jul20° / 10°807.610.66.8
Aug22° / 11°727.311.17.3
Sep23° / 13°13110.311.86.7
Oct24° / 14°13915.112.66.0
Nov25° / 15°12514.913.25.9
Dec26° / 17°15618.813.55.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56238
66139
76139
86139
96139
106040
116040
126040
135941
145941
155941
165941
176139
186139
196139
206238
216238
226337
236337
246436
256436
266535
276535
286535
296535
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ponta Grossa gets around 72 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3025
3125

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178211
278211
378211
478211
577221
676222
776222
876222
976222
1075232
1174233
1274233
1374233
1474233
1574233
1673243
1773243
1873243
1973243
2072253
2172253
2271263
2371263
2470273
2570273
2669283
2768293
2867294
2966304
3065314
3164315

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:026:51
210.88:026:52
310.98:016:52
410.98:006:53
510.98:006:53
610.97:596:54
710.97:586:54
810.97:586:55
911.07:576:55
1011.07:566:55
1111.07:556:56
1211.07:556:56
1311.17:546:57
1411.17:536:57
1511.17:526:58
1611.17:516:58
1711.17:506:59
1811.27:506:59
1911.27:497:00
2011.27:487:00
2111.27:477:00
2211.27:467:01
2311.37:457:01
2411.37:447:02
2511.37:437:02
2611.37:427:02
2711.47:417:03
2811.47:407:03
2911.47:397:04
3011.47:387:04
3111.57:377:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Bright
124.0Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ponta Grossa?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Ponta Grossa for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ponta Grossa in August

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

In August, Ponta Grossa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Ponta Grossa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ponta Grossa peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ponta Grossa 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 Ponta Grossa is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1316 µg/m³Mar 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ponta Grossa?

Ponta Grossa sits at 25.1°S, 50.2°W, 954 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Castro, 37 km away.

Topography around Ponta Grossa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponta Grossa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 898 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m.

The land around Ponta Grossa is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
1,032 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Castro 37 km · Palmeira 40 km · Imbituva 47 km · Irati 64 km · Piraí do Sul 67 km · Tibagi 70 km · Campo Largo 75 km · Campo Magro 78 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 Ponta Grossa (-25.095°, -50.1619°, elevation 954 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).