Ribeira do Pombal weather in August

In August, Ribeira do Pombal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 26 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ribeira do Pombal's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ribeira do Pombal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:49 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ribeira do Pombal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)
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22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
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112719
122819
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212819
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282819
292919
302919
312919

How August really feels in Ribeira do Pombal

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.

Ribeira do Pombal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°44612.63.6
Feb33° / 23°367.512.43.5
Mar33° / 23°42912.13.5
Apr32° / 22°429.911.84.1
May30° / 21°5011.711.55.0
Jun28° / 20°4313.311.45.8
Jul27° / 19°3211.611.46.2
Aug28° / 19°269.411.66.3
Sep30° / 20°196.411.95.5
Oct32° / 21°194.312.24.7
Nov33° / 22°304.812.54.1
Dec33° / 22°264.312.63.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54753
64753
74753
84555
94555
104555
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184555
194555
204555
214753
224852
234951
244951
255050
265149
275248
285248
295248
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ribeira do Pombal gets around 26 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
333
433
532
631
731
831
930
1030
1130
1231
1331
1431
1531
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2231
2331
2430
2529
2629
2728
2827
2926
3026
3125

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1143551
2143551
3143551
4144550
5144550
6144550
7144550
8144550
9145540
10145540
11144550
12144550
13144550
14144550
15144550
16144550
17144550
18144550
19143560
20142570
21142570
22141580
23140590
24140590
25140590
26139600
27139600
28139600
29139600
30238600
31238600

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:555:26
211.55:545:26
311.55:545:26
411.55:545:26
511.55:535:26
611.65:535:26
711.65:535:27
811.65:525:27
911.65:525:27
1011.65:525:27
1111.65:515:27
1211.65:515:27
1311.65:505:27
1411.65:505:27
1511.65:505:27
1611.65:495:27
1711.65:495:27
1811.75:485:28
1911.75:485:28
2011.75:475:28
2111.75:475:28
2211.75:465:28
2311.75:455:28
2411.75:455:28
2511.75:445:28
2611.75:445:28
2711.75:435:28
2811.85:435:28
2911.85:425:28
3011.85:415:28
3111.85:415:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ribeira do Pombal?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ribeira do Pombal in August

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

In August, Ribeira do Pombal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ribeira do Pombal 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 Ribeira do Pombal peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ribeira do Pombal?

Ribeira do Pombal sits at 10.8°S, 38.5°W, 221 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cipó, 30 km away.

Topography around Ribeira do Pombal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ribeira do Pombal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m.

The land around Ribeira do Pombal is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Cipó 30 km · Cícero Dantas 31 km · Tucano 31 km · Poço Verde 41 km · Fátima 44 km · Nova Soure 45 km · Itapicuru 63 km · Olindina 63 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 Ribeira do Pombal (-10.8344°, -38.5358°, elevation 221 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).