Santa Cruz do Capibaribe weather in August

In August, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 12 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.7 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 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santa Cruz do Capibaribe's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz do Capibaribe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 12 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:37 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 5th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

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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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe reaches about 27°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 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

How August really feels in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	40	7.9	12.4	4.5
Feb	31° / 21°	32	8.1	12.3	4.4
Mar	31° / 22°	48	10.4	12.1	4.3
Apr	30° / 21°	41	9.4	11.8	4.8
May	29° / 21°	41	8.4	11.6	5.7
Jun	27° / 20°	34	6.7	11.5	6.8
Jul	27° / 19°	22	5.8	11.6	7.1
Aug	27° / 19°	12	4.1	11.7	7.2
Sep	29° / 19°	7	2.2	12	6.5
Oct	31° / 20°	7	2	12.2	5.6
Nov	32° / 20°	7	2	12.4	5.1
Dec	32° / 21°	12	3.9	12.5	4.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	42	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	46	46	46	48	48	48	49	50	52	52	53	54	54	55
Cloudier (%)	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	52	52	52	51	50	48	48	47	46	46	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe gets around 12 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	12
21	12
22	12
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	10
29	10
30	10
31	10

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Humid (%)	76	76	76	77	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	81
Muggy (%)	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	76	21
2	4	76	20
3	4	76	20
4	4	77	19
5	5	76	19
6	5	76	19
7	5	77	18
8	5	77	18
9	5	78	17
10	5	78	17
11	5	78	17
12	5	79	16
13	5	79	16
14	5	79	16
15	5	79	16
16	5	80	15
17	4	81	15
18	4	81	15
19	4	81	15
20	4	81	15
21	4	81	15
22	4	81	15
23	4	81	15
24	4	81	15
25	4	81	15
26	4	82	14
27	4	82	14
28	4	82	14
29	4	82	14
30	4	82	14
31	4	81	15

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
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25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:41	5:20
2	11.7	5:41	5:20
3	11.7	5:41	5:21
4	11.7	5:41	5:21
5	11.7	5:40	5:21
6	11.7	5:40	5:21
7	11.7	5:40	5:21
8	11.7	5:40	5:21
9	11.7	5:39	5:21
10	11.7	5:39	5:21
11	11.7	5:39	5:21
12	11.7	5:38	5:21
13	11.7	5:38	5:21
14	11.7	5:38	5:21
15	11.7	5:37	5:21
16	11.7	5:37	5:21
17	11.7	5:36	5:21
18	11.7	5:36	5:21
19	11.8	5:36	5:21
20	11.8	5:35	5:21
21	11.8	5:35	5:21
22	11.8	5:34	5:21
23	11.8	5:34	5:21
24	11.8	5:33	5:21
25	11.8	5:33	5:21
26	11.8	5:32	5:21
27	11.8	5:32	5:20
28	11.8	5:31	5:20
29	11.8	5:31	5:20
30	11.8	5:30	5:20
31	11.8	5:30	5:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Santa Cruz do Capibaribe for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in August

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

In August, Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz do Capibaribe?

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe sits at 8.0°S, 36.2°W, 445 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Toritama, 17 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz do Capibaribe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m.

The land around Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

177 m

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

501 m

shrubs 56%

80 km

1,068 m

shrubs 45%

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← July Santa Cruz do Capibaribe year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Toritama 17 km · Taquaritinga do Norte 19 km · Vertentes 25 km · Brejo da Madre de Deus 28 km · Jataúba 32 km · São Caitano 42 km · Riacho das Almas 43 km · Caruaru 44 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

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 Santa Cruz do Capibaribe (-7.9575°, -36.2047°, elevation 445 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	12
21	12
22	12
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	10
29	10
30	10
31	10

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	76	21
2	4	76	20
3	4	76	20
4	4	77	19
5	5	76	19
6	5	76	19
7	5	77	18
8	5	77	18
9	5	78	17
10	5	78	17
11	5	78	17
12	5	79	16
13	5	79	16
14	5	79	16
15	5	79	16
16	5	80	15
17	4	81	15
18	4	81	15
19	4	81	15
20	4	81	15
21	4	81	15
22	4	81	15
23	4	81	15
24	4	81	15
25	4	81	15
26	4	82	14
27	4	82	14
28	4	82	14
29	4	82	14
30	4	82	14
31	4	81	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	12
21	12
22	12
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	10
29	10
30	10
31	10

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	76	21
2	4	76	20
3	4	76	20
4	4	77	19
5	5	76	19
6	5	76	19
7	5	77	18
8	5	77	18
9	5	78	17
10	5	78	17
11	5	78	17
12	5	79	16
13	5	79	16
14	5	79	16
15	5	79	16
16	5	80	15
17	4	81	15
18	4	81	15
19	4	81	15
20	4	81	15
21	4	81	15
22	4	81	15
23	4	81	15
24	4	81	15
25	4	81	15
26	4	82	14
27	4	82	14
28	4	82	14
29	4	82	14
30	4	82	14
31	4	81	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	53	47
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	16
7	16
8	16
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	12
21	12
22	12
23	11
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	10
29	10
30	10
31	10

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	3	76	21
2	4	76	20
3	4	76	20
4	4	77	19
5	5	76	19
6	5	76	19
7	5	77	18
8	5	77	18
9	5	78	17
10	5	78	17
11	5	78	17
12	5	79	16
13	5	79	16
14	5	79	16
15	5	79	16
16	5	80	15
17	4	81	15
18	4	81	15
19	4	81	15
20	4	81	15
21	4	81	15
22	4	81	15
23	4	81	15
24	4	81	15
25	4	81	15
26	4	82	14
27	4	82	14
28	4	82	14
29	4	82	14
30	4	82	14
31	4	81	15