Queimadas weather in August

In August, Queimadas sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 23 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Queimadas's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Queimadas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:35 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.75 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Queimadas reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
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172718
182718
192719
202719
212719
222719
232719
242719
252719
262719
272719
282719
292719
302719
312719

How August really feels in Queimadas

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.

Queimadas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°409.112.44.8
Feb31° / 21°4010.112.24.6
Mar30° / 21°6113.2124.5
Apr29° / 21°5912.911.84.8
May28° / 21°4611.311.75.7
Jun27° / 20°4710.911.66.3
Jul26° / 19°4010.811.66.5
Aug27° / 19°237.511.86.9
Sep28° / 19°134.7126.8
Oct30° / 20°103.212.26.0
Nov31° / 20°92.912.35.6
Dec31° / 21°165.112.45.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24951
34951
44951
55149
65248
75347
85446
95446
105545
115545
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195446
205446
215545
225545
235743
245743
255842
265842
276040
286040
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Queimadas gets around 23 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
428
527
626
725
825
925
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2523
2623
2722
2822
2921
3021
3121

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115841
215841
315940
425840
525939
625939
726038
826137
916237
1016336
1116336
1216435
1316435
1416534
1516534
1616534
1716633
1816633
1916633
2016633
2116534
2216534
2326434
2426434
2526434
2626434
2726434
2826335
2926335
3026335
3126335

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:395:20
211.75:395:20
311.75:395:20
411.75:395:20
511.75:385:20
611.75:385:20
711.75:385:20
811.75:385:20
911.75:375:20
1011.75:375:20
1111.75:375:20
1211.75:365:20
1311.75:365:20
1411.75:365:20
1511.85:355:20
1611.85:355:20
1711.85:355:20
1811.85:345:20
1911.85:345:20
2011.85:335:20
2111.85:335:20
2211.85:325:20
2311.85:325:20
2411.85:325:20
2511.85:315:20
2611.85:315:20
2711.85:305:20
2811.85:305:20
2911.85:295:19
3011.85:295:19
3111.95:285:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Queimadas?

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
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Queimadas in August

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

In August, Queimadas sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Queimadas 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 Queimadas peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Queimadas?

Queimadas sits at 7.4°S, 35.9°W, 539 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campina Grande, 14 km away.

Topography around Queimadas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Queimadas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 466 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Queimadas is covered by grassland (36%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Campina Grande 14 km · Lagoa Seca 21 km · Boqueirão 29 km · Aroeiras 30 km · Ingá 34 km · Alagoa Nova 36 km · Pocinhos 36 km · Esperança 36 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 Queimadas (-7.3583°, -35.8983°, elevation 539 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).