São José da Laje weather in August

In August, São José da Laje sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 97 mm of rain across 23.5 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 José da Laje's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São José da Laje's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 97 mm; 23.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:37 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

São José da Laje is 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in São José da Laje reaches about 25°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 23°C and 26°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	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
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	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

How August really feels in São José da Laje

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 José da Laje 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° / 21°	59	16.3	12.5	4.6
Feb	29° / 21°	63	16.1	12.3	4.4
Mar	29° / 22°	75	19.4	12.1	4.2
Apr	28° / 21°	92	20.2	11.8	4.4
May	27° / 21°	113	23.3	11.6	4.6
Jun	25° / 20°	132	24.7	11.5	4.4
Jul	25° / 19°	127	25.3	11.5	4.5
Aug	25° / 18°	97	23.5	11.7	4.8
Sep	26° / 19°	70	19.7	11.9	5.2
Oct	27° / 20°	50	15.7	12.2	5.6
Nov	29° / 20°	35	11.1	12.4	5.5
Dec	29° / 21°	36	11.6	12.5	5.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 61%.

	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 (%)	38	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42
Cloudier (%)	62	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	58

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São José da Laje gets around 97 mm of rain over 23.5 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 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	79	78	78	77	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	78
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	75
8	75
9	75
10	75
11	75
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	74

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% 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 (%)	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Muggy (%)	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83
Oppressive (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79	0
2	21	79	0
3	21	79	0
4	22	78	0
5	22	78	0
6	22	78	0
7	22	78	0
8	22	78	0
9	22	78	0
10	22	78	0
11	21	79	0
12	21	79	0
13	21	78	1
14	20	79	1
15	20	79	1
16	20	79	1
17	20	79	1
18	19	80	1
19	19	80	1
20	18	81	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	17	82	1
24	17	82	1
25	17	82	1
26	16	83	1
27	16	83	1
28	16	83	1
29	16	83	1
30	16	83	1
31	16	83	1

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 5:42 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:19 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	11.6	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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19

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

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.37 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)	4.0	4.1	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	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.0	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit São José da Laje?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit São José da Laje for sightseeing.

What to pack for São José da Laje in August

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

In August, São José da Laje sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in São José da Laje 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 José da Laje peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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	13	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São José da Laje?

São José da Laje sits at 9.0°S, 36.1°W, 265 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is União dos Palmares, 17 km away.

Topography around São José da Laje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São José da Laje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,084 m.

The land around São José da Laje is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

192 m

grassland 77%

16 km

633 m

grassland 72%

80 km

1,084 m

grassland 68%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← July São José da Laje year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: União dos Palmares 17 km · Canhotinho 20 km · Quipapá 21 km · Correntes 33 km · Murici 35 km · Joaquim Gomes 37 km · São João 37 km · Colônia Leopoldina 38 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 José da Laje (-9.0097°, -36.0583°, elevation 265 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	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	19
26	25	19
27	25	19
28	25	19
29	25	19
30	25	19
31	25	19

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	78
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	75
8	75
9	75
10	75
11	75
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79	0
2	21	79	0
3	21	79	0
4	22	78	0
5	22	78	0
6	22	78	0
7	22	78	0
8	22	78	0
9	22	78	0
10	22	78	0
11	21	79	0
12	21	79	0
13	21	78	1
14	20	79	1
15	20	79	1
16	20	79	1
17	20	79	1
18	19	80	1
19	19	80	1
20	18	81	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	17	82	1
24	17	82	1
25	17	82	1
26	16	83	1
27	16	83	1
28	16	83	1
29	16	83	1
30	16	83	1
31	16	83	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	78
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	75
8	75
9	75
10	75
11	75
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79	0
2	21	79	0
3	21	79	0
4	22	78	0
5	22	78	0
6	22	78	0
7	22	78	0
8	22	78	0
9	22	78	0
10	22	78	0
11	21	79	0
12	21	79	0
13	21	78	1
14	20	79	1
15	20	79	1
16	20	79	1
17	20	79	1
18	19	80	1
19	19	80	1
20	18	81	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	17	82	1
24	17	82	1
25	17	82	1
26	16	83	1
27	16	83	1
28	16	83	1
29	16	83	1
30	16	83	1
31	16	83	1

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	78
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	75
8	75
9	75
10	75
11	75
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	74
31	74

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79	0
2	21	79	0
3	21	79	0
4	22	78	0
5	22	78	0
6	22	78	0
7	22	78	0
8	22	78	0
9	22	78	0
10	22	78	0
11	21	79	0
12	21	79	0
13	21	78	1
14	20	79	1
15	20	79	1
16	20	79	1
17	20	79	1
18	19	80	1
19	19	80	1
20	18	81	1
21	18	81	1
22	18	81	1
23	17	82	1
24	17	82	1
25	17	82	1
26	16	83	1
27	16	83	1
28	16	83	1
29	16	83	1
30	16	83	1
31	16	83	1