Prado weather in August

In August, Prado sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 47 mm of rain across 11.6 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Prado's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Prado 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Prado reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Prado

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.

Prado 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
Jan28° / 24°721212.95.6
Feb29° / 24°5411.312.65.4
Mar29° / 24°11517.212.14.9
Apr28° / 24°9217.111.65.2
May27° / 22°8614.811.26.0
Jun26° / 21°6213.6116.4
Jul25° / 21°591511.16.4
Aug25° / 20°4711.611.46.8
Sep26° / 21°5111.111.96.7
Oct26° / 22°9813.212.46.2
Nov27° / 23°15615.212.85.6
Dec28° / 24°11013135.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Prado gets around 47 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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4831592
5831592
6831592
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11931582
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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

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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 6:07 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:075:19
211.26:065:20
311.26:065:20
411.26:055:20
511.36:055:20
611.36:045:21
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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 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is August a good time to visit Prado?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prado in August

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

In August, Prado sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Prado in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 27°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Prado 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 Prado peaks around February 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 15UV 14Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Prado?

Prado sits at 17.3°S, 39.2°W, 11 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alcobaça, 20 km away.

Topography around Prado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Prado is covered by water (44%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (39%), trees (31%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
672 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Alcobaça 20 km · Itamaraju 47 km · Teixeira de Freitas 59 km · Nova Viçosa 63 km · Mucuri 90 km · Posto da Mata 91 km · Itabela 92 km · Porto Seguro 101 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 Prado (-17.3411°, -39.2208°, elevation 11 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).