São Gabriel weather in August

In August, São Gabriel sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 116 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is São Gabriel's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Gabriel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
8:15 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in São Gabriel reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
31910
42010
52010
62010
72010
82010
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102010
112010
122010
132010
142010
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262111
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How August really feels in São Gabriel

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.

São Gabriel 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
Jan31° / 20°13611.913.74.5
Feb30° / 20°1251113.14.9
Mar29° / 18°1159.512.25.9
Apr25° / 15°1439.211.37.0
May21° / 12°1238.710.56.7
Jun19° / 10°1379.810.16.1
Jul18° / 1349.610.26.1
Aug21° / 10°1168.810.96.7
Sep22° / 12°16110.311.86.5
Oct24° / 14°18911.412.76.6
Nov27° / 16°1308.813.56.5
Dec30° / 19°1371013.95.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105347
115446
125446
135347
145347
155347
165347
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225446
235446
245446
255347
265347
275347
285347
295248
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São Gabriel gets around 116 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
428
528
628
728
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2128
2228
2329
2430
2530
2631
2731
2832
2932
3032
3133

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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16920110
26821110
36821110
46821110
56821110
66722110
76722110
86722110
96623110
106723100
116723100
126624100
136624100
146624100
156424111
166424111
176225121
186225121
196224131
206224131
216124141
226024151
235923162
245923162
255922172
265822182
275921182
285721193
295721193
305720203
315720203

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:28 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:286:59
210.58:277:00
310.68:267:00
410.68:267:01
510.68:257:01
610.68:247:02
710.78:237:03
810.78:227:03
910.78:217:04
1010.78:207:04
1110.88:197:05
1210.88:197:06
1310.88:187:06
1410.88:177:07
1510.98:167:08
1610.98:157:08
1710.98:147:09
1810.98:137:09
1911.08:117:10
2011.08:107:11
2111.08:097:11
2211.18:087:12
2311.18:077:12
2411.18:067:13
2511.18:057:14
2611.28:047:14
2711.28:027:15
2811.28:017:15
2911.38:007:16
3011.37:597:16
3111.37:587:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit São Gabriel?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit São Gabriel for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Gabriel in August

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

In August, São Gabriel sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in São Gabriel 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 São Gabriel peaks around January 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Gabriel?

São Gabriel sits at 30.3°S, 54.3°W, 119 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rosário do Sul, 58 km away.

Topography around São Gabriel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Gabriel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m.

The land around São Gabriel is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
421 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Rosário do Sul 58 km · São Sepé 75 km · Dom Pedrito 79 km · São Pedro do Sul 81 km · Caçapava do Sul 82 km · Santa Maria 88 km · Bagé 112 km · São Francisco de Assis 117 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 São Gabriel (-30.3364°, -54.32°, elevation 119 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).