Porteirinha weather in August

In August, Porteirinha sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Porteirinha's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porteirinha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:12 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Porteirinha is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Porteirinha reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	30	16
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	30	17
26	30	17
27	30	17
28	30	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

How August really feels in Porteirinha

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Porteirinha 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	98	11	12.8	4.5
Feb	31° / 21°	67	8.2	12.5	4.5
Mar	31° / 21°	82	10	12.1	4.6
Apr	30° / 20°	31	4.8	11.7	5.5
May	29° / 18°	6	1.6	11.3	6.5
Jun	28° / 17°	1	0.2	11.1	7.4
Jul	28° / 16°	0	0.1	11.2	7.7
Aug	30° / 16°	1	0.2	11.5	6.8
Sep	32° / 18°	7	1.4	11.9	5.3
Oct	32° / 20°	43	5.9	12.4	4.3
Nov	30° / 21°	118	12.6	12.7	4.3
Dec	30° / 21°	126	13.4	12.9	4.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	77	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	80
Cloudier (%)	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Porteirinha gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	2
30	2
31	2

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	65
Comfortable (%)	32	32	31	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31
Humid (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	32	1
2	67	32	1
3	68	31	1
4	68	30	2
5	68	30	2
6	68	30	2
7	68	30	2
8	68	30	2
9	67	31	2
10	67	31	2
11	66	32	2
12	66	32	2
13	65	33	2
14	65	33	2
15	64	34	2
16	64	34	2
17	63	35	2
18	63	35	2
19	63	35	2
20	63	35	2
21	63	35	2
22	63	35	2
23	64	34	2
24	63	34	3
25	63	34	3
26	63	34	3
27	64	33	3
28	64	33	3
29	64	32	4
30	64	32	4
31	65	31	4

Wind in August

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

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

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 7:19 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:19	6:37
2	11.3	7:19	6:37
3	11.3	7:19	6:37
4	11.3	7:18	6:38
5	11.3	7:18	6:38
6	11.3	7:17	6:38
7	11.4	7:17	6:38
8	11.4	7:16	6:39
9	11.4	7:16	6:39
10	11.4	7:15	6:39
11	11.4	7:15	6:39
12	11.4	7:14	6:39
13	11.4	7:14	6:40
14	11.4	7:13	6:40
15	11.5	7:13	6:40
16	11.5	7:12	6:40
17	11.5	7:12	6:40
18	11.5	7:11	6:41
19	11.5	7:10	6:41
20	11.5	7:10	6:41
21	11.5	7:09	6:41
22	11.5	7:08	6:41
23	11.6	7:08	6:41
24	11.6	7:07	6:42
25	11.6	7:06	6:42
26	11.6	7:06	6:42
27	11.6	7:05	6:42
28	11.6	7:04	6:42
29	11.6	7:03	6:42
30	11.7	7:03	6:42
31	11.7	7:02	6:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Porteirinha

In seasonPeak

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

Porteirinha's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Porteirinha?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Porteirinha in August

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

In August, Porteirinha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Porteirinha 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 Porteirinha peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	14	12	9	8	8	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Porteirinha?

Porteirinha sits at 15.7°S, 43.0°W, 570 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Janaúba, 31 km away.

Topography around Porteirinha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porteirinha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 614 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m.

The land around Porteirinha is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

270 m

grassland 38%

16 km

756 m

grassland 48%

80 km

1,324 m

trees 42%

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← July Porteirinha year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Janaúba 31 km · Rio Pardo de Minas 54 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 62 km · Monte Azul 67 km · Jaíba 83 km · Taiobeiras 85 km · Salinas 92 km · Espinosa 94 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

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 Porteirinha (-15.7433°, -43.0283°, elevation 570 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	30	16
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	30	17
26	30	17
27	30	17
28	30	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	32	1
2	67	32	1
3	68	31	1
4	68	30	2
5	68	30	2
6	68	30	2
7	68	30	2
8	68	30	2
9	67	31	2
10	67	31	2
11	66	32	2
12	66	32	2
13	65	33	2
14	65	33	2
15	64	34	2
16	64	34	2
17	63	35	2
18	63	35	2
19	63	35	2
20	63	35	2
21	63	35	2
22	63	35	2
23	64	34	2
24	63	34	3
25	63	34	3
26	63	34	3
27	64	33	3
28	64	33	3
29	64	32	4
30	64	32	4
31	65	31	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	30	16
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	30	17
26	30	17
27	30	17
28	30	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	32	1
2	67	32	1
3	68	31	1
4	68	30	2
5	68	30	2
6	68	30	2
7	68	30	2
8	68	30	2
9	67	31	2
10	67	31	2
11	66	32	2
12	66	32	2
13	65	33	2
14	65	33	2
15	64	34	2
16	64	34	2
17	63	35	2
18	63	35	2
19	63	35	2
20	63	35	2
21	63	35	2
22	63	35	2
23	64	34	2
24	63	34	3
25	63	34	3
26	63	34	3
27	64	33	3
28	64	33	3
29	64	32	4
30	64	32	4
31	65	31	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	16
2	29	16
3	29	16
4	29	16
5	29	16
6	29	16
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	30	16
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	30	17
26	30	17
27	30	17
28	30	17
29	31	17
30	31	17
31	31	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	2
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	32	1
2	67	32	1
3	68	31	1
4	68	30	2
5	68	30	2
6	68	30	2
7	68	30	2
8	68	30	2
9	67	31	2
10	67	31	2
11	66	32	2
12	66	32	2
13	65	33	2
14	65	33	2
15	64	34	2
16	64	34	2
17	63	35	2
18	63	35	2
19	63	35	2
20	63	35	2
21	63	35	2
22	63	35	2
23	64	34	2
24	63	34	3
25	63	34	3
26	63	34	3
27	64	33	3
28	64	33	3
29	64	32	4
30	64	32	4
31	65	31	4