São Domingos do Prata weather in August

In August, São Domingos do Prata sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is São Domingos do Prata's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Domingos do Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 14 mm; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 7:16 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 1st clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

São Domingos do Prata 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in São Domingos do Prata reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

São Domingos do Prata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-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	29° / 20°	211	18.9	13.1	4.4
Feb	29° / 20°	130	14.9	12.7	4.6
Mar	28° / 19°	161	18.3	12.1	4.8
Apr	27° / 18°	72	13	11.6	6.0
May	25° / 15°	30	6.5	11.1	7.4
Jun	24° / 14°	13	3.3	10.8	8.1
Jul	24° / 14°	9	2.6	10.9	8.3
Aug	25° / 14°	14	3.8	11.3	8.0
Sep	27° / 16°	46	7.8	11.9	6.9
Oct	28° / 18°	91	12.4	12.5	5.9
Nov	27° / 19°	215	20.3	12.9	4.7
Dec	28° / 19°	270	22.2	13.2	4.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	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 (%)	59	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	63	63	64	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	41	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	37	37	36	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São Domingos do Prata gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.8 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 14% 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 (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14

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

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 48% 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 (%)	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	37	36	36
Comfortable (%)	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	51	50	51	51	51	52	51	52	51
Humid (%)	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	47	7
2	46	46	7
3	47	46	8
4	47	45	8
5	47	45	8
6	47	44	8
7	47	44	9
8	47	44	9
9	47	44	9
10	47	45	9
11	46	45	9
12	46	45	9
13	46	46	9
14	45	46	8
15	45	47	8
16	44	47	8
17	44	48	8
18	44	48	8
19	43	48	8
20	43	49	8
21	42	49	9
22	41	50	9
23	40	51	9
24	40	50	10
25	39	51	10
26	38	51	11
27	38	51	11
28	37	52	11
29	37	51	12
30	36	52	12
31	36	51	13

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:39 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)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:25	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:25	6:31
2	11.1	7:25	6:31
3	11.1	7:24	6:31
4	11.1	7:24	6:32
5	11.1	7:23	6:32
6	11.2	7:23	6:32
7	11.2	7:22	6:33
8	11.2	7:22	6:33
9	11.2	7:21	6:33
10	11.2	7:20	6:34
11	11.2	7:20	6:34
12	11.3	7:19	6:34
13	11.3	7:18	6:35
14	11.3	7:18	6:35
15	11.3	7:17	6:35
16	11.3	7:16	6:36
17	11.3	7:16	6:36
18	11.4	7:15	6:36
19	11.4	7:14	6:36
20	11.4	7:13	6:37
21	11.4	7:13	6:37
22	11.4	7:12	6:37
23	11.4	7:11	6:37
24	11.5	7:10	6:38
25	11.5	7:10	6:38
26	11.5	7:09	6:38
27	11.5	7:08	6:38
28	11.5	7:07	6:39
29	11.5	7:06	6:39
30	11.6	7:05	6:39
31	11.6	7:04	6:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.39 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)	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8
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	4.0	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for São Domingos do Prata

In seasonPeak

None of São Domingos do Prata's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

São Domingos do Prata's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Is August a good time to visit São Domingos do Prata?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São Domingos do Prata in August

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

In August, São Domingos do Prata sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in São Domingos do Prata in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in São Domingos do Prata peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (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	15	13	10	7	7	7	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	7	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São Domingos do Prata?

São Domingos do Prata sits at 19.9°S, 43.0°W, 589 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Era, 15 km away.

Topography around São Domingos do Prata

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São Domingos do Prata.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Domingos do Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m around an average of 645 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m.

The land around São Domingos do Prata is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

246 m

grassland 54%

16 km

758 m

trees 51%

80 km

1,856 m

trees 55%

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← July São Domingos do Prata year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Nova Era 15 km · João Monlevade 22 km · Alvinópolis 28 km · Itabira 38 km · Timóteo 46 km · Santa Bárbara 48 km · Coronel Fabriciano 52 km · Barão de Cocais 55 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 São Domingos do Prata (-19.865°, -42.9683°, elevation 589 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	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	15
25	26	15
26	26	15
27	26	15
28	26	15
29	26	15
30	26	15
31	26	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	47	7
2	46	46	7
3	47	46	8
4	47	45	8
5	47	45	8
6	47	44	8
7	47	44	9
8	47	44	9
9	47	44	9
10	47	45	9
11	46	45	9
12	46	45	9
13	46	46	9
14	45	46	8
15	45	47	8
16	44	47	8
17	44	48	8
18	44	48	8
19	43	48	8
20	43	49	8
21	42	49	9
22	41	50	9
23	40	51	9
24	40	50	10
25	39	51	10
26	38	51	11
27	38	51	11
28	37	52	11
29	37	51	12
30	36	52	12
31	36	51	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	47	7
2	46	46	7
3	47	46	8
4	47	45	8
5	47	45	8
6	47	44	8
7	47	44	9
8	47	44	9
9	47	44	9
10	47	45	9
11	46	45	9
12	46	45	9
13	46	46	9
14	45	46	8
15	45	47	8
16	44	47	8
17	44	48	8
18	44	48	8
19	43	48	8
20	43	49	8
21	42	49	9
22	41	50	9
23	40	51	9
24	40	50	10
25	39	51	10
26	38	51	11
27	38	51	11
28	37	52	11
29	37	51	12
30	36	52	12
31	36	51	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	46	47	7
2	46	46	7
3	47	46	8
4	47	45	8
5	47	45	8
6	47	44	8
7	47	44	9
8	47	44	9
9	47	44	9
10	47	45	9
11	46	45	9
12	46	45	9
13	46	46	9
14	45	46	8
15	45	47	8
16	44	47	8
17	44	48	8
18	44	48	8
19	43	48	8
20	43	49	8
21	42	49	9
22	41	50	9
23	40	51	9
24	40	50	10
25	39	51	10
26	38	51	11
27	38	51	11
28	37	52	11
29	37	51	12
30	36	52	12
31	36	51	13