Santo Amaro weather in August

In August, Santo Amaro sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 73 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santo Amaro's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Amaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:52 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Santo Amaro is human 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Santo Amaro reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Santo Amaro

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.

Santo Amaro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°7013.712.73.9
Feb32° / 23°6113.612.43.7
Mar31° / 23°8017.412.13.7
Apr30° / 23°10020.311.73.9
May28° / 22°12220.911.44.7
Jun26° / 21°11122.311.34.8
Jul26° / 20°9021.411.35.1
Aug26° / 19°7319.511.65.3
Sep28° / 20°5614.811.95.6
Oct30° / 21°4911.312.35.1
Nov31° / 22°621112.64.5
Dec31° / 23°5510.312.74.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 39% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95644
105644
115545
125545
135545
145446
155446
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175446
185446
195545
205644
215743
225842
235842
245941
256040
266139
276139
286139
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santo Amaro gets around 73 mm of rain over 19.5 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 64% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
366
466
565
665
765
865
965
1065
1166
1266
1366
1467
1567
1667
1767
1867
1966
2066
2165
2264
2362
2461
2560
2659
2758
2857
2956
3055
3155

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17876
27876
37876
47876
58866
68866
78866
89856
99856
109856
119856
129865
139865
149865
159865
169865
178875
188875
198875
207885
217885
226886
236886
246886
256886
266877
276877
286877
297867
307858
317858

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 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 5:58 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:585:24
211.45:575:24
311.55:575:24
411.55:575:25
511.55:565:25
611.55:565:25
711.55:565:25
811.55:555:25
911.55:555:25
1011.55:545:26
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1211.55:535:26
1311.65:535:26
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1811.65:505:27
1911.65:505:27
2011.65:495:27
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2211.65:485:27
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2911.75:445:27
3011.75:435:27
3111.75:435:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Santo Amaro?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Santo Amaro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santo Amaro in August

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

In August, Santo Amaro sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Santo Amaro in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 65 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Santo Amaro 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 Santo Amaro peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Amaro?

Santo Amaro sits at 12.5°S, 38.7°W, 11 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Francisco do Conde, 10 km away.

Topography around Santo Amaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Amaro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m.

The land around Santo Amaro is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
602 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: São Francisco do Conde 10 km · Amélia Rodrigues 17 km · Candeias 22 km · Madre de Deus 24 km · São Sebastião do Passé 24 km · Conceição do Jacuípe 26 km · Cachoeira 28 km · São Gonçalo dos Campos 29 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 Santo Amaro (-12.5467°, -38.7119°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).