Santa Cruz do Sul weather in August

In August, Santa Cruz do Sul sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 125 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santa Cruz do Sul's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 125 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 8:06 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 1st clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Santa Cruz do Sul is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Santa Cruz do Sul reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12

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

Santa Cruz do Sul weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	155	15	13.7	4.5
Feb	29° / 19°	139	14	13.1	4.7
Mar	28° / 18°	120	12.4	12.2	5.7
Apr	25° / 15°	127	10.1	11.3	6.7
May	21° / 12°	123	9.8	10.5	6.5
Jun	19° / 10°	131	10.1	10.1	6.0
Jul	19° / 9°	154	10.7	10.3	6.0
Aug	21° / 11°	125	10.2	10.9	6.5
Sep	22° / 12°	161	11.7	11.8	6.3
Oct	24° / 14°	199	13.5	12.7	6.2
Nov	27° / 16°	135	11.5	13.5	6.3
Dec	29° / 18°	152	13.1	13.9	5.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 51%.

	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 (%)	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	48	48	46
Cloudier (%)	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	52	52	54

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz do Sul gets around 125 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	35
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49
Comfortable (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25
Humid (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	23
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	63	26	11	0
2	63	26	11	0
3	63	26	11	0
4	63	26	11	0
5	63	26	11	0
6	63	26	11	0
7	62	27	11	0
8	61	27	12	0
9	61	27	12	0
10	60	28	12	0
11	60	28	12	0
12	59	29	12	0
13	58	29	13	0
14	58	29	13	0
15	57	30	13	0
16	56	30	14	0
17	56	30	14	0
18	53	31	15	1
19	53	31	15	1
20	52	31	16	1
21	52	30	17	1
22	52	30	17	1
23	51	30	18	1
24	50	29	19	2
25	50	28	20	2
26	50	28	21	2
27	50	27	21	2
28	50	26	22	2
29	50	26	22	3
30	50	25	22	3
31	49	25	23	3

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:10 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)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	8:19	8:18	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:49
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	8:19	6:52
2	10.6	8:18	6:53
3	10.6	8:18	6:54
4	10.6	8:17	6:54
5	10.6	8:16	6:55
6	10.7	8:15	6:55
7	10.7	8:14	6:56
8	10.7	8:14	6:57
9	10.7	8:13	6:57
10	10.8	8:12	6:58
11	10.8	8:11	6:58
12	10.8	8:10	6:59
13	10.8	8:09	7:00
14	10.9	8:08	7:00
15	10.9	8:07	7:01
16	10.9	8:06	7:01
17	10.9	8:05	7:02
18	11.0	8:04	7:03
19	11.0	8:03	7:03
20	11.0	8:02	7:04
21	11.1	8:01	7:04
22	11.1	8:00	7:05
23	11.1	7:59	7:05
24	11.1	7:58	7:06
25	11.2	7:57	7:07
26	11.2	7:55	7:07
27	11.2	7:54	7:08
28	11.3	7:53	7:08
29	11.3	7:52	7:09
30	11.3	7:51	7:09
31	11.3	7:49	7:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.39 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)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

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

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

6.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Santa Cruz do Sul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Cruz do Sul in August

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

In August, Santa Cruz do Sul sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Santa Cruz do Sul in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Cruz do Sul peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	13	13	10	8	5	3	4	5	8	6	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	5	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz do Sul?

Santa Cruz do Sul sits at 29.7°S, 52.4°W, 69 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vera Cruz, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Santa Cruz do Sul is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (50%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

221 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

428 m

trees 50%

80 km

775 m

trees 52%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

August weather nearby: Vera Cruz 7.0 km · Venâncio Aires 26 km · Rio Pardo 31 km · Candelária 35 km · Estrela 50 km · Lajeado 53 km · Taquari 55 km · Cachoeira do Sul 58 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 Sul (-29.7175°, -52.4258°, elevation 69 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	20	9
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	21	11
20	21	11
21	21	11
22	21	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	35
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	63	26	11	0
2	63	26	11	0
3	63	26	11	0
4	63	26	11	0
5	63	26	11	0
6	63	26	11	0
7	62	27	11	0
8	61	27	12	0
9	61	27	12	0
10	60	28	12	0
11	60	28	12	0
12	59	29	12	0
13	58	29	13	0
14	58	29	13	0
15	57	30	13	0
16	56	30	14	0
17	56	30	14	0
18	53	31	15	1
19	53	31	15	1
20	52	31	16	1
21	52	30	17	1
22	52	30	17	1
23	51	30	18	1
24	50	29	19	2
25	50	28	20	2
26	50	28	21	2
27	50	27	21	2
28	50	26	22	2
29	50	26	22	3
30	50	25	22	3
31	49	25	23	3

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	35
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	63	26	11	0
2	63	26	11	0
3	63	26	11	0
4	63	26	11	0
5	63	26	11	0
6	63	26	11	0
7	62	27	11	0
8	61	27	12	0
9	61	27	12	0
10	60	28	12	0
11	60	28	12	0
12	59	29	12	0
13	58	29	13	0
14	58	29	13	0
15	57	30	13	0
16	56	30	14	0
17	56	30	14	0
18	53	31	15	1
19	53	31	15	1
20	52	31	16	1
21	52	30	17	1
22	52	30	17	1
23	51	30	18	1
24	50	29	19	2
25	50	28	20	2
26	50	28	21	2
27	50	27	21	2
28	50	26	22	2
29	50	26	22	3
30	50	25	22	3
31	49	25	23	3

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	34
24	34
25	35
26	35
27	36
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	63	26	11	0
2	63	26	11	0
3	63	26	11	0
4	63	26	11	0
5	63	26	11	0
6	63	26	11	0
7	62	27	11	0
8	61	27	12	0
9	61	27	12	0
10	60	28	12	0
11	60	28	12	0
12	59	29	12	0
13	58	29	13	0
14	58	29	13	0
15	57	30	13	0
16	56	30	14	0
17	56	30	14	0
18	53	31	15	1
19	53	31	15	1
20	52	31	16	1
21	52	30	17	1
22	52	30	17	1
23	51	30	18	1
24	50	29	19	2
25	50	28	20	2
26	50	28	21	2
27	50	27	21	2
28	50	26	22	2
29	50	26	22	3
30	50	25	22	3
31	49	25	23	3