Prata weather in August

In August, Prata sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Prata's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:40 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Prata 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Prata reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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 Prata

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.

Prata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°23522.6133.6
Feb30° / 21°18120.612.73.6
Mar30° / 21°16020.212.14.0
Apr29° / 20°621011.65.4
May28° / 17°263.811.17.2
Jun28° / 16°101.510.98.0
Jul28° / 16°71.1117.8
Aug30° / 18°91.511.36.3
Sep32° / 20°405.711.94.7
Oct32° / 21°9513.112.43.8
Nov30° / 21°16318.512.93.8
Dec29° / 21°22223.213.13.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38317
48416
58416
68416
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Prata gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
33
43
53
63
74
84
94
104
114
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278
288
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309
3110

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791740
2801640
3791650
4791650
5791650
6801550
7801550
8801550
9801550
10801550
11801550
12801550
13801550
14811450
15811450
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23781660
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25771670
26751771
27741781
28741781
29721891
307118101
317118101

Wind in August

Winds average 11 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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:486:55
211.17:486:56
311.17:476:56
411.27:476:56
511.27:466:57
611.27:466:57
711.27:456:57
811.27:456:58
911.27:446:58
1011.27:446:58
1111.37:436:59
1211.37:426:59
1311.37:426:59
1411.37:416:59
1511.37:407:00
1611.37:407:00
1711.47:397:00
1811.47:387:01
1911.47:377:01
2011.47:377:01
2111.47:367:01
2211.47:357:02
2311.57:347:02
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2511.57:337:02
2611.57:327:03
2711.57:317:03
2811.57:307:03
2911.67:307:03
3011.67:297:03
3111.67:287:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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105.1Bright
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165.3Bright
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185.3Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Prata

In seasonPeak

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

Prata's monsoon runs November–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 Prata?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prata in August

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

In August, Prata sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Prata 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 Prata peaks around February 8 at about 15 (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 8UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Prata 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 Prata is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1623 µg/m³Nov 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep25Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prata?

Prata sits at 19.3°S, 48.9°W, 642 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Monte Alegre de Minas, 49 km away.

Topography around Prata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 655 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m.

The land around Prata is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (36%), grassland (34%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
556 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Monte Alegre de Minas 49 km · Campina Verde 64 km · Ituiutaba 68 km · Frutal 80 km · Uberlândia 81 km · Tupaciguara 83 km · Conceição das Alagoas 88 km · Itumbiara 103 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 Prata (-19.3072°, -48.9242°, elevation 642 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).