Tanhaçu weather in August

In August, Tanhaçu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Tanhaçu's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanhaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Tanhaçu 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tanhaçu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102716
112716
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312917

How August really feels in Tanhaçu

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.

Tanhaçu 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°79812.74.7
Feb31° / 21°486.512.54.6
Mar31° / 21°809.512.14.6
Apr30° / 20°417.911.75.2
May29° / 19°215.711.46.2
Jun27° / 17°18511.27.2
Jul27° / 16°154.911.37.3
Aug28° / 16°123.511.57.2
Sep30° / 18°132.911.96.1
Oct31° / 19°416.112.35.1
Nov30° / 20°11410.312.64.7
Dec30° / 20°999.712.84.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35743
45743
55743
65842
75743
85743
95743
105644
115644
125545
135446
145347
155347
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215347
225446
235545
245644
255743
265941
276040
286040
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tanhaçu gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
412
512
612
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
1412
1512
1612
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2312
2412
2512
2611
2711
2811
2910
3010
319

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1553411
2554401
3555391
4555391
5556381
6655381
7655381
8656371
9755371
10755371
11755371
12755371
13754381
14754381
15753391
16752401
17653401
18652411
19652411
20552421
21552421
22551431
23452431
24451441
25451441
26450451
27450451
28450451
29450461
30449461
31449461

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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3110calm

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 6:10 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:105:32
211.46:105:32
311.46:095:33
411.46:095:33
511.46:085:33
611.46:085:33
711.46:085:33
811.46:075:34
911.56:075:34
1011.56:065:34
1111.56:065:34
1211.56:055:34
1311.56:055:35
1411.56:045:35
1511.56:045:35
1611.56:035:35
1711.56:035:35
1811.66:025:35
1911.66:025:35
2011.66:015:35
2111.66:005:36
2211.66:005:36
2311.65:595:36
2411.65:585:36
2511.65:585:36
2611.65:575:36
2711.75:565:36
2811.75:565:36
2911.75:555:36
3011.75:545:36
3111.75:545:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tanhaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Tanhaçu's rainy season runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Tanhaçu?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tanhaçu in August

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

In August, Tanhaçu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tanhaçu 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 Tanhaçu peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tanhaçu?

Tanhaçu sits at 14.0°S, 41.2°W, 433 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ituaçu, 24 km away.

Topography around Tanhaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanhaçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 439 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,352 m.

The land around Tanhaçu is covered by shrubs (48%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
205 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
1,352 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Ituaçu 24 km · Barra da Estiva 45 km · Brumado 49 km · Anagé 67 km · Ibicoara 68 km · Livramento do Brumado 77 km · Livramento de Nossa Senhora 77 km · Vitória da Conquista 104 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 Tanhaçu (-14.0214°, -41.2481°, elevation 433 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).