São José da Tapera weather in August

In August, São José da Tapera sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 25 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Tapera's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São José da Tapera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:43 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

São José da Tapera is 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in São José da Tapera reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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 José da Tapera

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 José da Tapera weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°355.412.53.2
Feb34° / 24°366.612.33.3
Mar34° / 24°468.412.13.4
Apr32° / 23°418.711.84.0
May30° / 22°4411.111.64.8
Jun28° / 21°3912.311.55.6
Jul27° / 20°3412.211.56.1
Aug28° / 20°258.411.76.1
Sep31° / 21°145.111.95.3
Oct33° / 22°122.812.24.3
Nov34° / 23°172.412.43.5
Dec34° / 23°193.212.53.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35248
45248
55248
65248
75149
85248
95149
105149
115050
125050
134951
144951
155050
164951
174951
184951
194951
204951
215050
225050
235149
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255248
265347
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315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São José da Tapera gets around 25 mm of rain over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
433
532
631
730
830
929
1029
1129
1229
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2127
2227
2326
2426
2525
2624
2724
2823
2923
3022
3122

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123761
224751
324760
424760
525750
625750
726740
826740
926740
1026740
1126740
1226740
1326740
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2025741
2125741
2224751
2324751
2424751
2523761
2623770
2723770
2823770
2923770
3024760
3124760

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 5:48 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:485:23
211.65:485:23
311.65:485:23
411.65:485:23
511.65:475:23
611.65:475:23
711.65:475:24
811.65:465:24
911.65:465:24
1011.65:465:24
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1211.75:455:24
1311.75:445:24
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1611.75:435:24
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1911.75:425:24
2011.75:415:24
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2211.75:405:24
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2411.75:395:24
2511.85:395:24
2611.85:385:24
2711.85:385:24
2811.85:375:24
2911.85:375:24
3011.85:365:24
3111.85:355:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
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104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

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

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for São José da Tapera in August

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

In August, São José da Tapera sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in São José da Tapera 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 Tapera peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São José da Tapera?

São José da Tapera sits at 9.6°S, 37.4°W, 252 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Olho d'Água das Flores, 10 km away.

Topography around São José da Tapera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São José da Tapera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m.

The land around São José da Tapera is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
952 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Olho d'Água das Flores 10 km · Pão de Açúcar 22 km · Santana do Ipanema 25 km · Batalha 31 km · Porto da Folha 41 km · Piranhas 42 km · Poço Redondo 43 km · Major Isidoro 44 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 José da Tapera (-9.5583°, -37.3811°, elevation 252 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).