Pontes e Lacerda weather in August

In August, Pontes e Lacerda sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Pontes e Lacerda's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontes e Lacerda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:17 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Pontes e Lacerda 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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pontes e Lacerda reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°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)
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How August really feels in Pontes e Lacerda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 11 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
11
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.

Pontes e Lacerda 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
Jan30° / 22°2202612.83.0
Feb30° / 22°21624.512.52.9
Mar30° / 22°17524.412.13.2
Apr30° / 21°9615.611.74.3
May29° / 19°438.711.35.8
Jun29° / 18°112.511.16.7
Jul30° / 17°81.611.26.6
Aug32° / 19°13311.55.1
Sep33° / 21°457.611.94.0
Oct33° / 22°10216.512.33.2
Nov31° / 22°1502012.73.2
Dec31° / 22°19423.712.93.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
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67921
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pontes e Lacerda gets around 13 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
77
87
98
108
119
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1310
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3015
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1163137142
2163137142
3173136152
4173036152
5173035153
6173035153
7182934163
8182934164
9182833174
10182733174
11192732184
12192632195
13192532195
14192532205
15192432214
16182432224
17182332234
18172332244
19172232254
20162132274
21162131294
22162031304
23151930324
24151930334
25141829354
26141828364
27131728374
28131727394
29131626405
30121626416
31121525416

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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228calm
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248calm
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278calm
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318calm

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 7:24 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:246:43
211.37:246:43
311.37:236:43
411.37:236:44
511.47:226:44
611.47:226:44
711.47:226:44
811.47:216:44
911.47:216:45
1011.47:206:45
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1211.47:196:45
1311.47:196:45
1411.57:186:46
1511.57:176:46
1611.57:176:46
1711.57:166:46
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1911.57:156:47
2011.57:146:47
2111.67:146:47
2211.67:136:47
2311.67:126:47
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2511.67:116:47
2611.67:106:47
2711.67:106:48
2811.67:096:48
2911.77:086:48
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3111.77:076:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pontes e Lacerda

In seasonPeak

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

Pontes e Lacerda's monsoon runs October–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 Pontes e Lacerda?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pontes e Lacerda in August

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

In August, Pontes e Lacerda sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pontes e Lacerda in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pontes e Lacerda peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 19UV 15Sep 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep3Moderate
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pontes e Lacerda 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 Pontes e Lacerda is worst in September — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.2× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1466 µg/m³Apr 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug43Poor
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct24Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pontes e Lacerda?

Pontes e Lacerda sits at 15.2°S, 59.3°W, 247 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, 70 km away.

Topography around Pontes e Lacerda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontes e Lacerda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m.

The land around Pontes e Lacerda is covered by trees (33%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade 70 km · São José dos Quatro Marcos 132 km · Mirassol d'Oeste 143 km · Lambari d'Oeste 143 km · Comodoro 180 km · Sapezal 195 km · Cáceres 201 km · Tangará da Serra 210 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 Pontes e Lacerda (-15.2261°, -59.3353°, elevation 247 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).