São Gotardo weather in August

In August, São Gotardo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Gotardo's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Gotardo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:28 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

São Gotardo 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in São Gotardo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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62614
72614
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102614
112614
122614
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São Gotardo 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
Jan27° / 19°25822.2134.5
Feb27° / 19°18317.912.74.8
Mar27° / 18°21121.612.14.7
Apr26° / 17°8512.511.66.3
May25° / 15°35611.17.6
Jun24° / 14°121.610.98.7
Jul24° / 13°61118.8
Aug26° / 14°122.411.38.3
Sep28° / 16°607.611.96.9
Oct28° / 18°12013.912.45.4
Nov27° / 18°24722.412.94.5
Dec27° / 19°30025.513.14.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57723
67723
77723
87723
97723
107723
117723
127723
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147822
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207723
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287723
297822
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São Gotardo gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
86
96
106
116
126
136
147
157
167
177
188
198
208
219
229
239
2410
2510
2611
2711
2812
2912
3013
3113

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179183
280173
380173
481163
580164
681154
781154
881154
981154
1081154
1181154
1281154
1382153
1482153
1582153
1681163
1782162
1881172
1980182
2079192
2178202
2277212
2376222
2475223
2574233
2674233
2772244
2872244
2971245
3071245
3169256

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:37 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:376:44
211.17:366:44
311.17:366:44
411.27:356:45
511.27:356:45
611.27:346:45
711.27:346:46
811.27:336:46
911.27:336:46
1011.27:326:47
1111.37:316:47
1211.37:316:47
1311.37:306:48
1411.37:296:48
1511.37:296:48
1611.37:286:48
1711.47:276:49
1811.47:276:49
1911.47:266:49
2011.47:256:50
2111.47:246:50
2211.47:246:50
2311.57:236:50
2411.57:226:51
2511.57:216:51
2611.57:216:51
2711.57:206:51
2811.57:196:51
2911.67:186:52
3011.67:176:52
3111.67:166:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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165.2Bright
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255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for São Gotardo

In seasonPeak

None of São Gotardo'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 Gotardo'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 Gotardo?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São Gotardo in August

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

In August, São Gotardo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in São Gotardo 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 Gotardo peaks around February 9 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Gotardo?

São Gotardo sits at 19.3°S, 46.0°W, 1,063 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carmo do Paranaíba, 44 km away.

Topography around São Gotardo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Gotardo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,087 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around São Gotardo is covered by grassland (48%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), cropland (22%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Carmo do Paranaíba 44 km · Ibiá 55 km · Abaeté 66 km · Luz 66 km · Lagoa Formosa 70 km · Bambuí 78 km · Lagoa da Prata 95 km · Patos de Minas 95 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 Gotardo (-19.3111°, -46.0489°, elevation 1,063 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).