Santa Maria da Boa Vista weather in August

In August, Santa Maria da Boa Vista sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Maria da Boa Vista's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Maria da Boa Vista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Santa Maria da Boa Vista is 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 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Santa Maria da Boa Vista reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Santa Maria da Boa Vista

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 2 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
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Maria da Boa Vista weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°769.212.53.2
Feb33° / 23°7510.112.33.2
Mar33° / 23°9211.612.13.3
Apr33° / 23°518.111.83.8
May32° / 22°214.711.64.6
Jun30° / 21°82.111.55.6
Jul30° / 20°51.211.55.9
Aug31° / 20°30.611.75.4
Sep33° / 21°20.411.94.4
Oct35° / 22°6112.23.4
Nov35° / 23°193.112.43.0
Dec35° / 24°414.712.53.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24852
34951
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55149
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75248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Maria da Boa Vista gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
123716
224706
324715
424715
525705
625714
726704
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1026704
1126713
1226713
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2126713
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3028693
3128693

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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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 5:57 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:575:34
211.65:575:34
311.65:575:34
411.65:565:34
511.65:565:34
611.65:565:34
711.65:555:34
811.75:555:34
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1011.75:545:34
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.5Bright
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225.1Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Santa Maria da Boa Vista for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Maria da Boa Vista in August

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

In August, Santa Maria da Boa Vista sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Maria da Boa Vista 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 Maria da Boa Vista peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Maria da Boa Vista?

Santa Maria da Boa Vista sits at 8.8°S, 39.8°W, 351 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curaçá, 22 km away.

Topography around Santa Maria da Boa Vista

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Maria da Boa Vista.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Maria da Boa Vista has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 361 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m.

The land around Santa Maria da Boa Vista is covered by shrubs (47%) within 3 km, shrubs (81%) within 16 km, and shrubs (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
521 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Curaçá 22 km · Lagoa Grande 53 km · Cabrobó 65 km · Abaré 79 km · Parnamirim 84 km · Belém de São Francisco 95 km · Petrolina 99 km · Juazeiro 100 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 Santa Maria da Boa Vista (-8.8078°, -39.8256°, elevation 351 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).