Posto da Mata weather in August

In August, Posto da Mata sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 36 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Posto da Mata's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Posto da Mata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:02 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Posto da Mata reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with 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 Posto da Mata

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.

Posto da Mata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°9613.6134.3
Feb31° / 23°6812.812.64.1
Mar30° / 23°13917.912.14.0
Apr29° / 22°9217.311.64.5
May28° / 21°6213.911.25.9
Jun27° / 20°4511.310.96.5
Jul26° / 19°4511.3116.7
Aug26° / 19°369.311.46.9
Sep27° / 20°418.911.96.6
Oct28° / 21°8512.112.45.6
Nov29° / 22°16216.112.84.7
Dec30° / 23°13515.213.14.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Posto da Mata gets around 36 mm of rain over 9.3 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
230
329
428
528
627
727
827
927
1028
1128
1229
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1531
1632
1733
1833
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2034
2134
2233
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3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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3429661
4529651
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8628651
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 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 6:10 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:105:21
211.26:095:21
311.26:095:22
411.26:095:22
511.26:085:22
611.36:085:23
711.36:075:23
811.36:075:23
911.36:065:23
1011.36:055:24
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2711.65:545:28
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Posto da Mata?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Posto da Mata in August

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

In August, Posto da Mata sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Posto da Mata in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Posto da Mata in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Posto da Mata peaks around February 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 14Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Posto da Mata?

Posto da Mata sits at 17.9°S, 39.9°W, 78 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedro Canário, 35 km away.

Topography around Posto da Mata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Posto da Mata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 746 m.

The land around Posto da Mata is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
746 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Pedro Canário 35 km · Mucuri 39 km · Teixeira de Freitas 41 km · Nova Viçosa 52 km · Nanuque 53 km · Montanha 60 km · Pinheiros 66 km · Medeiros Neto 69 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 Posto da Mata (-17.8861°, -39.8589°, elevation 78 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).