São João weather in August

In August, São João sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 73 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is São João's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 73 mm; 20 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:38 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

São João 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in São João reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

São João weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	46	13.7	12.5	5.3
Feb	29° / 20°	47	13	12.3	5.1
Mar	29° / 21°	57	15.8	12.1	5.0
Apr	27° / 20°	68	16.7	11.8	5.3
May	26° / 20°	83	19.3	11.6	5.3
Jun	24° / 19°	99	21	11.5	5.1
Jul	24° / 18°	96	22.2	11.5	5.0
Aug	24° / 18°	73	20	11.7	5.3
Sep	25° / 18°	52	15.7	11.9	6.0
Oct	27° / 19°	34	10.8	12.2	6.5
Nov	28° / 19°	27	7.6	12.4	6.5
Dec	29° / 20°	28	8.4	12.5	5.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	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 (%)	39	39	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	44	44	45	46	47	47
Cloudier (%)	61	61	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	56	55	54	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São João gets around 73 mm of rain over 20 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 66% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	71	70	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	63	62	62	61	61	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	69
4	68
5	67
6	66
7	66
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	66
21	66
22	66
23	65
24	65
25	64
26	63
27	62
28	62
29	61
30	61
31	61

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	46	45	45	44
Muggy (%)	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	54	55	55	56

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	49
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	44	56

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:20 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:31
Sunset (PM)	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	5:43	5:20
2	11.6	5:43	5:20
3	11.6	5:43	5:20
4	11.6	5:43	5:20
5	11.6	5:42	5:20
6	11.6	5:42	5:20
7	11.6	5:42	5:20
8	11.7	5:41	5:20
9	11.7	5:41	5:20
10	11.7	5:41	5:21
11	11.7	5:40	5:21
12	11.7	5:40	5:21
13	11.7	5:40	5:21
14	11.7	5:39	5:21
15	11.7	5:39	5:21
16	11.7	5:38	5:21
17	11.7	5:38	5:21
18	11.7	5:38	5:21
19	11.7	5:37	5:21
20	11.7	5:37	5:21
21	11.7	5:36	5:21
22	11.7	5:36	5:21
23	11.8	5:35	5:21
24	11.8	5:35	5:21
25	11.8	5:34	5:21
26	11.8	5:34	5:20
27	11.8	5:33	5:20
28	11.8	5:33	5:20
29	11.8	5:32	5:20
30	11.8	5:31	5:20
31	11.8	5:31	5:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.43 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)	4.1	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	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	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	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.7	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

Is August a good time to visit São João?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São João in August

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

In August, São João sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in São João 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 peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very 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	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São João?

São João sits at 8.9°S, 36.4°W, 712 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Garanhuns, 15 km away.

Topography around São João

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m.

The land around São João is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

255 m

grassland 41%

16 km

488 m

grassland 61%

80 km

1,143 m

grassland 67%

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← July São João year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Garanhuns 15 km · Jupi 19 km · Canhotinho 19 km · Lajedo 24 km · Correntes 28 km · Caetés 30 km · Capoeiras 33 km · São José da Laje 37 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 João (-8.8756°, -36.3667°, elevation 712 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	24	18
2	24	18
3	24	18
4	24	18
5	24	18
6	24	18
7	24	18
8	24	18
9	24	18
10	24	18
11	24	18
12	24	18
13	24	18
14	24	18
15	24	18
16	24	18
17	24	18
18	24	18
19	24	18
20	24	18
21	24	18
22	24	18
23	24	18
24	24	18
25	24	18
26	24	18
27	24	18
28	24	18
29	24	18
30	24	18
31	24	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	69
4	68
5	67
6	66
7	66
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	66
21	66
22	66
23	65
24	65
25	64
26	63
27	62
28	62
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	49
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	44	56

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	69
4	68
5	67
6	66
7	66
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	66
21	66
22	66
23	65
24	65
25	64
26	63
27	62
28	62
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	49
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	44	56

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	69
4	68
5	67
6	66
7	66
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	66
13	66
14	66
15	66
16	67
17	67
18	67
19	67
20	66
21	66
22	66
23	65
24	65
25	64
26	63
27	62
28	62
29	61
30	61
31	61

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	51	49
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	46	54
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	44	56