São Luiz Gonzaga weather in August

In August, São Luiz Gonzaga sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 109 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Luiz Gonzaga's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Luiz Gonzaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
8:15 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

São Luiz Gonzaga 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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in São Luiz Gonzaga reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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 Luiz Gonzaga

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 Luiz Gonzaga weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°17813.413.64.1
Feb31° / 20°15112.8134.4
Mar29° / 19°13611.212.25.2
Apr26° / 16°17610.111.36.7
May23° / 13°141910.66.9
Jun21° / 12°1389.910.26.4
Jul20° / 11°1579.610.46.5
Aug22° / 12°1098.8117.1
Sep24° / 14°16510.311.87.0
Oct26° / 16°23512.512.76.3
Nov29° / 18°17210.213.45.8
Dec31° / 20°17611.313.84.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55743
65743
75743
85842
95842
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115743
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145842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São Luiz Gonzaga gets around 109 mm of rain over 8.8 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
527
627
727
827
927
1028
1128
1228
1328
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
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2129
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3131

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15827141
25727151
35727151
45727151
55727151
65627161
75627161
85627161
95627161
105528161
115528161
125528161
135429161
145429161
155329171
165230171
175230171
185130181
195130181
205030191
214930192
224830202
234829212
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254728223
264628233
274627234
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294526245
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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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 8:27 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.68:277:05
210.78:267:05
310.78:267:06
410.78:257:07
510.78:247:07
610.78:237:08
710.88:237:08
810.88:227:09
910.88:217:09
1010.88:207:10
1110.98:197:10
1210.98:187:11
1310.98:177:12
1410.98:167:12
1511.08:167:13
1611.08:157:13
1711.08:147:14
1811.08:137:14
1911.18:127:15
2011.18:117:15
2111.18:107:16
2211.18:097:16
2311.28:087:17
2411.28:067:18
2511.28:057:18
2611.28:047:19
2711.38:037:19
2811.38:027:20
2911.38:017:20
3011.38:007:21
3111.47:597:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit São Luiz Gonzaga?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit São Luiz Gonzaga for general sightseeing.

What to pack for São Luiz Gonzaga in August

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

In August, São Luiz Gonzaga sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in São Luiz Gonzaga in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — 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 Luiz Gonzaga peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Luiz Gonzaga?

São Luiz Gonzaga sits at 28.4°S, 55.0°W, 264 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Ângelo, 69 km away.

Topography around São Luiz Gonzaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Luiz Gonzaga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around São Luiz Gonzaga is covered by trees (32%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (32%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
399 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Santo Ângelo 69 km · Santo Cristo 71 km · Giruá 73 km · Santa Rosa 76 km · Santiago 88 km · Apóstoles 95 km · Leandro N. Alem 96 km · Três de Maio 100 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 Luiz Gonzaga (-28.4083°, -54.9608°, elevation 264 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).