São Joaquim weather in August

In August, São Joaquim sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is São Joaquim's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Joaquim's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 112 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:54 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

São Joaquim 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in São Joaquim reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

São Joaquim 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 15°	159	18.8	13.6	5.5
Feb	23° / 15°	136	16.5	13	5.6
Mar	22° / 14°	106	14.5	12.2	6.0
Apr	20° / 11°	86	10.2	11.3	6.2
May	16° / 8°	122	10.6	10.6	5.2
Jun	15° / 7°	119	10.4	10.2	4.6
Jul	15° / 6°	118	10.2	10.4	4.6
Aug	17° / 7°	112	9.3	11	5.7
Sep	18° / 9°	143	11.8	11.8	5.6
Oct	20° / 11°	159	14.6	12.7	5.5
Nov	21° / 12°	129	13.6	13.4	5.9
Dec	23° / 14°	136	15.5	13.8	5.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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 (%)	55	55	56	56	55	55	56	55	56	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	56
Cloudier (%)	45	45	44	44	45	45	44	45	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	44

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São Joaquim gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	30
8	30
9	29
10	29
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	32
27	32
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	34

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7
31	93	7

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 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 8:07 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:01 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)	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	8:07	6:45
2	10.7	8:06	6:46
3	10.7	8:05	6:46
4	10.7	8:05	6:47
5	10.7	8:04	6:47
6	10.7	8:03	6:48
7	10.8	8:02	6:48
8	10.8	8:01	6:49
9	10.8	8:01	6:49
10	10.8	8:00	6:50
11	10.9	7:59	6:51
12	10.9	7:58	6:51
13	10.9	7:57	6:52
14	10.9	7:56	6:52
15	11.0	7:55	6:53
16	11.0	7:54	6:53
17	11.0	7:53	6:54
18	11.0	7:52	6:54
19	11.1	7:51	6:55
20	11.1	7:50	6:55
21	11.1	7:49	6:56
22	11.1	7:48	6:57
23	11.2	7:47	6:57
24	11.2	7:46	6:58
25	11.2	7:45	6:58
26	11.2	7:44	6:59
27	11.3	7:43	6:59
28	11.3	7:42	7:00
29	11.3	7:41	7:00
30	11.4	7:40	7:01
31	11.4	7:38	7:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.75 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)	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit São Joaquim?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São Joaquim in August

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

In August, São Joaquim sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in São Joaquim in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — 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 Joaquim peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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)	15	14	11	9	6	4	5	6	8	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in São Joaquim 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 Joaquim is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (March, 5 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	6	5	6	6	6	12	25	15	8	6	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	8	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is São Joaquim?

São Joaquim sits at 28.3°S, 49.9°W, 1,353 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Orleans, 63 km away.

Topography around São Joaquim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Joaquim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 1,358 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,810 m.

The land around São Joaquim is covered by grassland (66%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

249 m

grassland 66%

16 km

715 m

grassland 57%

80 km

1,810 m

trees 54%

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

August weather nearby: Orleans 63 km · Urussanga 65 km · Lages 66 km · Forquilhinha 68 km · Cocal do Sul 68 km · Criciúma 70 km · Braço do Norte 75 km · Içara 77 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 Joaquim (-28.2939°, -49.9317°, elevation 1,353 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).

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	30
8	30
9	29
10	29
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	32
27	32
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7
31	93	7

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	30
8	30
9	29
10	29
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	32
27	32
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7
31	93	7

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	30
8	30
9	29
10	29
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	30
24	30
25	31
26	32
27	32
28	33
29	33
30	33
31	34

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	93	7
31	93	7