São Gonçalo do Sapucaí weather in August

In August, São Gonçalo do Sapucaí sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 28 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is São Gonçalo do Sapucaí's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Gonçalo do Sapucaí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:29 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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São Gonçalo do Sapucaí 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°27523.613.24.3
Feb28° / 19°17518.712.84.7
Mar27° / 18°16818.612.25.2
Apr26° / 16°659.411.56.8
May24° / 13°506.1117.6
Jun23° / 12°263.610.78.1
Jul23° / 11°223.110.88.3
Aug25° / 12°283.811.28.3
Sep26° / 15°818.111.97.0
Oct27° / 17°12213.712.55.9
Nov27° / 18°19319.3135.0
Dec27° / 19°23722.813.34.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
67030
77030
87129
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127228
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277426
287426
297327
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São Gonçalo do Sapucaí gets around 28 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2013
2113
2214
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3017
3118

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179201
279201
378211
478211
578211
677221
777221
877221
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2176222
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2375232
2473243
2572253
2671263
2770264
2869274
2968284
3066295
3165305

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 30 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 7:39 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:396:38
211.07:386:38
311.07:386:39
411.07:376:39
511.07:376:40
611.17:366:40
711.17:356:40
811.17:356:41
911.17:346:41
1011.17:346:42
1111.27:336:42
1211.27:326:42
1311.27:316:43
1411.27:316:43
1511.27:306:43
1611.27:296:44
1711.37:286:44
1811.37:286:44
1911.37:276:45
2011.37:266:45
2111.37:256:45
2211.47:246:46
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2511.47:226:47
2611.47:216:47
2711.57:206:47
2811.57:196:48
2911.57:186:48
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.1Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for São Gonçalo do Sapucaí

In seasonPeak

None of São Gonçalo do Sapucaí'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 Gonçalo do Sapucaí's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit São Gonçalo do Sapucaí?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-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 Gonçalo do Sapucaí for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São Gonçalo do Sapucaí in August

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

In August, São Gonçalo do Sapucaí sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (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 Gonçalo do Sapucaí peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is São Gonçalo do Sapucaí?

São Gonçalo do Sapucaí sits at 21.9°S, 45.6°W, 866 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campanha, 21 km away.

Topography around São Gonçalo do Sapucaí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Gonçalo do Sapucaí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 893 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,249 m.

The land around São Gonçalo do Sapucaí is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (36%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
376 m
16 km
654 m
80 km
1,249 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Campanha 21 km · Lambari 27 km · Elói Mendes 32 km · Poço Fundo 40 km · Paraguaçu 41 km · Machado 41 km · Três Corações 41 km · Santa Rita do Sapucaí 42 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 Gonçalo do Sapucaí (-21.8922°, -45.5953°, elevation 866 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).