Santa Maria weather in August

In August, Santa Maria sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 122 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 41% 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 Maria's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Maria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 122 mm; 9.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 8:12 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 1st clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Santa Maria 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 Maria 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	21	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	11	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	21	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	11
30	22	12
31	22	12

Santa Maria weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	159	13.8	13.7	4.6
Feb	29° / 19°	144	12.5	13.1	4.9
Mar	28° / 18°	124	11.3	12.2	5.8
Apr	25° / 15°	144	10.1	11.3	6.8
May	21° / 12°	127	9.6	10.5	6.6
Jun	19° / 10°	137	10.1	10.1	6.1
Jul	19° / 9°	149	10.3	10.3	6.1
Aug	21° / 11°	122	9.9	10.9	6.6
Sep	22° / 12°	158	10.9	11.8	6.5
Oct	24° / 14°	208	12.5	12.7	6.4
Nov	27° / 16°	137	10.2	13.5	6.4
Dec	30° / 18°	158	11.8	13.9	5.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	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 (%)	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	51	51	50	50
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	49	49	50	50

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Maria gets around 122 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	35

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

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 59% 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 (%)	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52
Comfortable (%)	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23
Humid (%)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	21	22
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	67	23	10	0
2	66	23	11	0
3	66	23	11	0
4	65	24	11	0
5	65	24	11	0
6	64	25	11	0
7	64	25	11	0
8	64	25	11	0
9	63	26	11	0
10	63	26	11	0
11	62	27	11	0
12	62	27	11	0
13	61	28	11	0
14	61	28	11	0
15	60	28	11	1
16	59	28	12	1
17	58	29	12	1
18	57	29	13	1
19	57	29	13	1
20	56	29	14	1
21	56	28	15	1
22	55	28	16	1
23	54	28	16	2
24	54	27	17	2
25	53	27	18	2
26	53	26	19	2
27	52	25	20	3
28	52	25	20	3
29	52	24	21	3
30	52	24	21	3
31	52	23	22	3

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	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
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	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 8:25 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:16 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)	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:55
Sunset (PM)	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:16

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

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.51 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	3.1	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	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	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	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Santa Maria?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Santa Maria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Maria in August

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

In August, Santa Maria 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 Maria 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 Maria peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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	4	3	4	5	8	7	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	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Maria?

Santa Maria sits at 29.7°S, 53.8°W, 146 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Pedro do Sul, 37 km away.

Topography around Santa Maria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Maria has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Santa Maria is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), grassland (27%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

300 m

artificial surfaces 53%

16 km

445 m

trees 42%

80 km

589 m

cropland 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← July Santa Maria year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: São Pedro do Sul 37 km · Júlio de Castilhos 52 km · Agudo 55 km · São Sepé 58 km · Tupanciretã 67 km · São Gabriel 88 km · Cachoeira do Sul 96 km · Caçapava do Sul 97 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 Maria (-29.6842°, -53.8069°, elevation 146 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	21	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	11
30	22	12
31	22	12

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	67	23	10	0
2	66	23	11	0
3	66	23	11	0
4	65	24	11	0
5	65	24	11	0
6	64	25	11	0
7	64	25	11	0
8	64	25	11	0
9	63	26	11	0
10	63	26	11	0
11	62	27	11	0
12	62	27	11	0
13	61	28	11	0
14	61	28	11	0
15	60	28	11	1
16	59	28	12	1
17	58	29	12	1
18	57	29	13	1
19	57	29	13	1
20	56	29	14	1
21	56	28	15	1
22	55	28	16	1
23	54	28	16	2
24	54	27	17	2
25	53	27	18	2
26	53	26	19	2
27	52	25	20	3
28	52	25	20	3
29	52	24	21	3
30	52	24	21	3
31	52	23	22	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	21	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	11
30	22	12
31	22	12

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	67	23	10	0
2	66	23	11	0
3	66	23	11	0
4	65	24	11	0
5	65	24	11	0
6	64	25	11	0
7	64	25	11	0
8	64	25	11	0
9	63	26	11	0
10	63	26	11	0
11	62	27	11	0
12	62	27	11	0
13	61	28	11	0
14	61	28	11	0
15	60	28	11	1
16	59	28	12	1
17	58	29	12	1
18	57	29	13	1
19	57	29	13	1
20	56	29	14	1
21	56	28	15	1
22	55	28	16	1
23	54	28	16	2
24	54	27	17	2
25	53	27	18	2
26	53	26	19	2
27	52	25	20	3
28	52	25	20	3
29	52	24	21	3
30	52	24	21	3
31	52	23	22	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	21	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	11
30	22	12
31	22	12

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	67	23	10	0
2	66	23	11	0
3	66	23	11	0
4	65	24	11	0
5	65	24	11	0
6	64	25	11	0
7	64	25	11	0
8	64	25	11	0
9	63	26	11	0
10	63	26	11	0
11	62	27	11	0
12	62	27	11	0
13	61	28	11	0
14	61	28	11	0
15	60	28	11	1
16	59	28	12	1
17	58	29	12	1
18	57	29	13	1
19	57	29	13	1
20	56	29	14	1
21	56	28	15	1
22	55	28	16	1
23	54	28	16	2
24	54	27	17	2
25	53	27	18	2
26	53	26	19	2
27	52	25	20	3
28	52	25	20	3
29	52	24	21	3
30	52	24	21	3
31	52	23	22	3