Serro weather in August

In August, Serro sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Serro's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:17 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Serro 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Serro reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°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)
12312
22312
32312
42312
52412
62412
72412
82412
92412
102412
112412
122412
132412
142412
152412
162412
172412
182412
192412
202412
212412
222413
232413
242413
252513
262513
272513
282513
292513
302513
312513

Serro weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°22417135.3
Feb27° / 18°15513.312.65.7
Mar26° / 17°17816.712.15.5
Apr25° / 16°9012.111.66.4
May24° / 14°346.811.17.4
Jun23° / 13°112.710.98.0
Jul23° / 12°82.2118.2
Aug24° / 12°122.911.48.4
Sep26° / 14°486.711.97.4
Oct26° / 16°11712.112.46.3
Nov25° / 17°25619.912.94.9
Dec26° / 18°30921.613.14.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46733
56733
66733
76733
86832
96733
106733
116733
126634
136634
146634
156634
166634
176535
186535
196634
206634
216733
226931
236931
247030
257129
267129
277228
287228
297228
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Serro gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
77
87
97
108
118
128
139
149
159
1610
1710
1811
1911
2011
2112
2212
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2812
2912
3012
3112

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174251
275241
375232
475232
575232
675232
775232
874242
974242
1073252
1173252
1272262
1372262
1471272
1571272
1670282
1769292
1869292
1968302
2068302
2167312
2267312
2367312
2466322
2566322
2665323
2765323
2864333
2963334
3064324
3164324

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:25 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:256:34
211.27:256:34
311.27:246:35
411.27:246:35
511.27:236:35
611.27:236:36
711.27:226:36
811.27:226:36
911.37:216:37
1011.37:206:37
1111.37:206:37
1211.37:196:37
1311.37:196:38
1411.37:186:38
1511.37:176:38
1611.47:176:39
1711.47:166:39
1811.47:156:39
1911.47:156:39
2011.47:146:40
2111.47:136:40
2211.57:126:40
2311.57:126:40
2411.57:116:40
2511.57:106:41
2611.57:096:41
2711.57:086:41
2811.67:086:41
2911.67:076:42
3011.67:066:42
3111.67:056:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Serro

In seasonPeak

None of Serro's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Serro's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Serro?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Serro for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Serro in August

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

In August, Serro sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Serro in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Serro peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Serro?

Serro sits at 18.6°S, 43.4°W, 821 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Diamantina, 46 km away.

Topography around Serro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 810 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,684 m.

The land around Serro is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (43%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
926 m
80 km
1,684 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Diamantina 46 km · Conceição do Mato Dentro 48 km · Guanhães 51 km · São João Evangelista 65 km · Peçanha 87 km · Itamarandiba 100 km · Jaboticatubas 108 km · Curvelo 112 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 Serro (-18.6047°, -43.3794°, elevation 821 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).