Ponto Novo weather in August

In August, Ponto Novo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 38 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. 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 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ponto Novo's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponto Novo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:55 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ponto Novo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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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How August really feels in Ponto Novo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ponto Novo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°659.112.64.4
Feb32° / 22°6210.412.44.1
Mar31° / 22°7311.912.14.2
Apr30° / 21°5213.811.84.6
May28° / 20°5013.811.55.5
Jun26° / 19°5216.111.45.6
Jul26° / 18°4415.511.45.8
Aug27° / 18°3813.311.66.0
Sep29° / 19°248.311.95.9
Oct31° / 20°274.512.25.3
Nov31° / 21°517.312.54.8
Dec31° / 21°547.212.64.8

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103664
113664
123466
133367
143367
153367
163367
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193466
203466
213466
223763
233763
243961
254159
264258
274456
284456
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ponto Novo gets around 38 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
247
347
446
545
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
2045
2144
2243
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2441
2540
2638
2737
2836
2934
3033
3133

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10127612
20127612
30127711
40127711
50117811
60117910
70117910
80117910
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100117910
110117910
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26011809
27011818
28112798
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30113797
31113797

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:015:32
211.56:015:32
311.56:015:32
411.56:005:33
511.56:005:33
611.66:005:33
711.65:595:33
811.65:595:33
911.65:585:33
1011.65:585:33
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1211.65:575:33
1311.65:575:34
1411.65:565:34
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1811.75:555:34
1911.75:545:34
2011.75:545:34
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2711.75:505:34
2811.75:495:34
2911.85:485:34
3011.85:485:34
3111.85:475:34

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ponto Novo?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ponto Novo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ponto Novo in August

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

In August, Ponto Novo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ponto Novo 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 Ponto Novo peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ponto Novo?

Ponto Novo sits at 10.9°S, 40.1°W, 370 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Filadélfia, 13 km away.

Topography around Ponto Novo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponto Novo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,025 m.

The land around Ponto Novo is covered by grassland (42%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
1,025 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Filadélfia 13 km · Pindobaçu 28 km · Itiúba 36 km · Campo Formoso 45 km · Senhor do Bonfim 45 km · Mirangaba 49 km · Jacobina 55 km · Queimadas 57 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 Ponto Novo (-10.8628°, -40.1336°, elevation 370 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).