São Paulo do Potengi weather in August

In August, São Paulo do Potengi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is São Paulo do Potengi's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Paulo do Potengi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 3.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:33 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 4th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

São Paulo do Potengi 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in São Paulo do Potengi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How August really feels in São Paulo do Potengi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 1 day 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

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

São Paulo do Potengi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 24°	41	10	12.3	3.9
Feb	32° / 24°	53	11.8	12.2	3.7
Mar	32° / 24°	79	15.9	12	3.6
Apr	31° / 23°	86	15.4	11.9	3.8
May	31° / 23°	56	10.8	11.7	4.6
Jun	30° / 22°	45	8.8	11.7	5.4
Jul	29° / 21°	35	6.5	11.7	5.9
Aug	30° / 21°	11	3.1	11.8	5.9
Sep	31° / 22°	6	1.8	12	5.5
Oct	32° / 23°	5	1.5	12.1	5.0
Nov	32° / 23°	7	2	12.3	4.7
Dec	32° / 24°	15	4.7	12.3	4.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 37% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

	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 (%)	67	67	67	69	69	69	70	70	70	69	70	69	69	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	72	72	73	73	74	74	76	76	77
Cloudier (%)	33	33	33	31	31	31	30	30	30	31	30	31	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	28	28	27	27	26	26	24	24	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	77	23

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São Paulo do Potengi gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 14% 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 (%)	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9

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

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% 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 (%)	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15
Muggy (%)	76	76	75	76	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	78	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	82	82
Oppressive (%)	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	76	7
2	17	76	7
3	18	75	7
4	18	76	6
5	19	75	6
6	19	75	6
7	20	75	5
8	20	75	5
9	20	75	5
10	20	76	4
11	20	76	4
12	20	76	4
13	19	78	3
14	19	78	3
15	19	78	3
16	18	79	3
17	18	80	2
18	18	80	2
19	17	81	2
20	17	81	2
21	16	82	2
22	15	83	2
23	15	83	2
24	14	84	2
25	14	84	2
26	14	84	2
27	14	84	2
28	14	84	2
29	14	84	2
30	15	82	3
31	15	82	3

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
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27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze
29	20	light breeze
30	20	light breeze
31	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 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 5:37 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:21 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	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	5:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	5:37	5:21
2	11.7	5:37	5:21
3	11.7	5:37	5:21
4	11.8	5:36	5:21
5	11.8	5:36	5:21
6	11.8	5:36	5:22
7	11.8	5:36	5:22
8	11.8	5:35	5:22
9	11.8	5:35	5:22
10	11.8	5:35	5:22
11	11.8	5:35	5:22
12	11.8	5:34	5:21
13	11.8	5:34	5:21
14	11.8	5:34	5:21
15	11.8	5:33	5:21
16	11.8	5:33	5:21
17	11.8	5:33	5:21
18	11.8	5:32	5:21
19	11.8	5:32	5:21
20	11.8	5:32	5:21
21	11.8	5:31	5:21
22	11.8	5:31	5:21
23	11.8	5:30	5:21
24	11.8	5:30	5:21
25	11.8	5:29	5:20
26	11.9	5:29	5:20
27	11.9	5:29	5:20
28	11.9	5:28	5:20
29	11.9	5:28	5:20
30	11.9	5:27	5:20
31	11.9	5:27	5:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.06 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)	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit São Paulo do Potengi?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit São Paulo do Potengi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for São Paulo do Potengi in August

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

In August, São Paulo do Potengi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	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	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is São Paulo do Potengi?

São Paulo do Potengi sits at 5.9°S, 35.8°W, 78 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is João Câmara, 40 km away.

Topography around São Paulo do Potengi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Paulo do Potengi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m.

The land around São Paulo do Potengi is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

grassland 46%

16 km

291 m

shrubs 51%

80 km

716 m

shrubs 52%

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← July São Paulo do Potengi year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: João Câmara 40 km · Macaíba 45 km · Santa Cruz 47 km · Ceará-Mirim 47 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 49 km · Monte Alegre 51 km · Extremoz 55 km · Parnamirim 55 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 Paulo do Potengi (-5.895°, -35.7628°, elevation 78 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	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	77	23

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	76	7
2	17	76	7
3	18	75	7
4	18	76	6
5	19	75	6
6	19	75	6
7	20	75	5
8	20	75	5
9	20	75	5
10	20	76	4
11	20	76	4
12	20	76	4
13	19	78	3
14	19	78	3
15	19	78	3
16	18	79	3
17	18	80	2
18	18	80	2
19	17	81	2
20	17	81	2
21	16	82	2
22	15	83	2
23	15	83	2
24	14	84	2
25	14	84	2
26	14	84	2
27	14	84	2
28	14	84	2
29	14	84	2
30	15	82	3
31	15	82	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	77	23

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	76	7
2	17	76	7
3	18	75	7
4	18	76	6
5	19	75	6
6	19	75	6
7	20	75	5
8	20	75	5
9	20	75	5
10	20	76	4
11	20	76	4
12	20	76	4
13	19	78	3
14	19	78	3
15	19	78	3
16	18	79	3
17	18	80	2
18	18	80	2
19	17	81	2
20	17	81	2
21	16	82	2
22	15	83	2
23	15	83	2
24	14	84	2
25	14	84	2
26	14	84	2
27	14	84	2
28	14	84	2
29	14	84	2
30	15	82	3
31	15	82	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	77	23

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	76	7
2	17	76	7
3	18	75	7
4	18	76	6
5	19	75	6
6	19	75	6
7	20	75	5
8	20	75	5
9	20	75	5
10	20	76	4
11	20	76	4
12	20	76	4
13	19	78	3
14	19	78	3
15	19	78	3
16	18	79	3
17	18	80	2
18	18	80	2
19	17	81	2
20	17	81	2
21	16	82	2
22	15	83	2
23	15	83	2
24	14	84	2
25	14	84	2
26	14	84	2
27	14	84	2
28	14	84	2
29	14	84	2
30	15	82	3
31	15	82	3