São Sebastião do Passé weather in August

In August, São Sebastião do Passé sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 61 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is São Sebastião do Passé's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Sebastião do Passé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

São Sebastião do Passé 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in São Sebastião do Passé reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Sebastião do Passé

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 Sebastião do Passé weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°6212.812.73.7
Feb32° / 23°6213.612.43.5
Mar32° / 23°8117.312.13.5
Apr30° / 23°10421.111.73.7
May28° / 22°12921.911.44.5
Jun27° / 21°10422.111.34.7
Jul26° / 20°8220.711.35.1
Aug27° / 20°6118.711.65.3
Sep28° / 20°5114.111.95.4
Oct30° / 22°4810.212.35.0
Nov31° / 23°6010.412.64.3
Dec32° / 23°509.512.74.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 38% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35743
45743
55743
65644
75545
85545
95545
105446
115347
125347
135347
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

São Sebastião do Passé gets around 61 mm of rain over 18.7 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 61% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
263
363
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1163
1263
1363
1464
1564
1664
1764
1864
1963
2063
2162
2261
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2459
2558
2657
2757
2856
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3055
3155

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18848
29838
39838
49838
510828
610837
710837
811827
911827
1011827
1111827
1211827
1311827
1411827
1511827
1610837
1710837
189847
199847
209847
218857
228857
237858
247858
257858
267858
277858
288839
298839
308839
319829

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:575:23
211.45:565:23
311.55:565:24
411.55:565:24
511.55:555:24
611.55:555:24
711.55:555:24
811.55:545:25
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1011.55:535:25
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1911.65:495:26
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3111.75:425:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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94.3Bright
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit São Sebastião do Passé?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit São Sebastião do Passé for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Sebastião do Passé in August

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

In August, São Sebastião do Passé sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near São Sebastião do Passé in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 57 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in São Sebastião do Passé 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 Sebastião do Passé peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 17UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is São Sebastião do Passé?

São Sebastião do Passé sits at 12.5°S, 38.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Candeias, 18 km away.

Topography around São Sebastião do Passé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Sebastião do Passé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m.

The land around São Sebastião do Passé is covered by grassland (70%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), trees (33%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
602 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Candeias 18 km · Pojuca 20 km · Mata de São João 21 km · Catu 22 km · São Francisco do Conde 24 km · Santo Amaro 24 km · Dias d'Ávila 24 km · Camaçari 28 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 Sebastião do Passé (-12.5125°, -38.4953°, elevation 51 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).