São João da Ponte weather in August

In August, São João da Ponte sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is São João da Ponte's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João da Ponte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:16 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

São João da Ponte 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 29°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in São João da Ponte reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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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How August really feels in São João da Ponte

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 João da Ponte weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°15413.412.84.7
Feb30° / 21°10710.912.54.6
Mar30° / 21°13512.212.14.8
Apr30° / 20°516.711.75.6
May29° / 18°122.311.36.7
Jun28° / 17°20.411.17.8
Jul28° / 16°10.111.17.9
Aug30° / 17°20.411.56.8
Sep32° / 19°122.111.95.2
Oct32° / 21°788.212.44.2
Nov30° / 21°19516.412.74.2
Dec29° / 21°22616.412.94.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98218
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São João da Ponte gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171281
272271
372271
473261
573261
673261
773261
873261
973261
1073261
1172271
1272271
1372271
1472271
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2666304
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2866304
2966295
3066295
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:246:41
211.37:236:41
311.37:236:41
411.37:226:41
511.37:226:42
611.37:226:42
711.37:216:42
811.47:216:42
911.47:206:43
1011.47:206:43
1111.47:196:43
1211.47:196:43
1311.47:186:43
1411.47:176:44
1511.47:176:44
1611.57:166:44
1711.57:166:44
1811.57:156:44
1911.57:146:45
2011.57:146:45
2111.57:136:45
2211.57:126:45
2311.67:126:45
2411.67:116:45
2511.67:106:45
2611.67:106:46
2711.67:096:46
2811.67:086:46
2911.67:076:46
3011.77:076:46
3111.77:066:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for São João da Ponte

In seasonPeak

None of São João da Ponte'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 João da Ponte's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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May
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Sep
Oct
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Is August a good time to visit São João da Ponte?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit São João da Ponte for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São João da Ponte in August

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

In August, São João da Ponte sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in São João da Ponte 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 São João da Ponte peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 16UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São João da Ponte?

São João da Ponte sits at 15.9°S, 44.0°W, 717 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Varzelândia, 25 km away.

Topography around São João da Ponte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João da Ponte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 725 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m.

The land around São João da Ponte is covered by grassland (44%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), trees (31%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
578 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Varzelândia 25 km · Brasília de Minas 55 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 57 km · Januária 63 km · Jaíba 75 km · Janaúba 76 km · Francisco Sá 82 km · Montes Claros 91 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 João da Ponte (-15.9292°, -44.0078°, elevation 717 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).