Sítio Novo weather in August

In August, Sítio Novo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Sítio Novo's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sítio Novo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:17 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sítio Novo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43422
53422
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How August really feels in Sítio Novo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sítio Novo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°22126.312.32.9
Feb30° / 22°22224.412.22.9
Mar30° / 22°24127.1122.8
Apr31° / 22°16221.111.93.3
May32° / 22°7611.811.74.0
Jun33° / 22°8211.74.5
Jul33° / 22°50.811.74.4
Aug34° / 22°30.311.83.8
Sep34° / 23°142.5123.5
Oct33° / 23°457.912.13.5
Nov32° / 23°11415.312.33.4
Dec31° / 23°16921.112.33.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
129010
139010
149010
158911
168911
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189010
199010
209010
219010
229010
239010
249010
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sítio Novo gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
133144212
223144212
323045212
423045222
522945222
622944232
712844242
812844242
912844252
1012844252
1112844252
1212744252
1312744262
1412743263
1522743263
1622643263
1722643263
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1922543273
2022442274
2122442284
2222342294
2322242304
2422141315
2522041325
2621940335
2721940346
2821839366
2911738376
3011738387
3111637387

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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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410calm
510calm
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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 6:21 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:216:05
211.76:206:05
311.76:206:05
411.86:206:05
511.86:206:05
611.86:206:05
711.86:196:05
811.86:196:05
911.86:196:05
1011.86:196:05
1111.86:186:05
1211.86:186:05
1311.86:186:05
1411.86:176:05
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1611.86:176:05
1711.86:166:05
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1911.86:166:05
2011.86:156:05
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2211.86:146:05
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2511.96:136:04
2611.96:136:04
2711.96:126:04
2811.96:126:04
2911.96:116:04
3011.96:116:03
3111.96:106:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sítio Novo

In seasonPeak

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

Sítio Novo's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Sítio Novo?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sítio Novo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sítio Novo in August

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

In August, Sítio Novo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sítio Novo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sítio Novo peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Sítio Novo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sítio Novo is worst in October — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1227 µg/m³Jun 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sítio Novo?

Sítio Novo sits at 5.9°S, 46.7°W, 274 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Amarante do Maranhão, 35 km away.

Topography around Sítio Novo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sítio Novo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m.

The land around Sítio Novo is covered by grassland (62%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
388 m
80 km
556 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Amarante do Maranhão 35 km · Grajaú 62 km · Governador Edison Lobão 75 km · Formosa da Serra Negra 85 km · João Lisboa 91 km · Porto Franco 93 km · Tocantinópolis 94 km · Imperatriz 96 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 Sítio Novo (-5.8781°, -46.6992°, elevation 274 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).