Tapauá weather in August

In August, Tapauá sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 86 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tapauá's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tapauá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:22 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tapauá reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Tapauá

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
8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Tapauá weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°31828.812.32.6
Feb30° / 24°29125.812.22.6
Mar30° / 24°33429.1122.6
Apr30° / 24°29628.111.92.6
May30° / 24°22527.211.72.9
Jun30° / 23°10518.911.73.7
Jul31° / 23°6513.411.74.3
Aug32° / 24°8615.211.83.6
Sep32° / 24°14419.9123.0
Oct32° / 24°18423.712.12.7
Nov31° / 24°2302612.32.6
Dec31° / 24°29128.612.32.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27228
37228
47228
57129
67030
76931
86832
96733
106634
116436
126436
136238
146238
156139
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245842
255743
265644
275545
285545
295446
305347
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tapauá gets around 86 mm of rain over 15.2 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 49% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
337
437
538
638
739
840
941
1042
1143
1244
1345
1446
1547
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1750
1851
1952
2054
2155
2256
2357
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2661
2762
2863
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3064
3164

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1143758
2143758
3143758
4143758
5143758
6143758
7143758
8143659
9143659
10143659
11133561
12133561
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15133462
16133363
17133363
18133264
19133165
20133066
21033067
22032968
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24032770
25032671
26032572
27032473
28032473
29032374
30022276
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:266:11
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311.86:266:11
411.86:266:11
511.86:256:12
611.86:256:12
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2911.96:176:10
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3111.96:166:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tapauá?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tapauá.

What to pack for Tapauá in August

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

In August, Tapauá sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tapauá 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 Tapauá peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 15 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 highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Sep 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tapauá 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 Tapauá is worst in August — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateAug 2237 µg/m³Jun 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tapauá?

Tapauá sits at 5.6°S, 63.2°W, 48 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Canutama, 167 km away.

LábreaAnoriBeruri

Topography around Tapauá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tapauá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m.

The land around Tapauá is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
57 m
80 km
70 m
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August weather nearby: Canutama 167 km · Coari 172 km · Manicoré 209 km · Humaitá 211 km · Codajás 235 km · Lábrea 255 km · Anori 268 km · Beruri 278 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 Tapauá (-5.6283°, -63.1833°, elevation 48 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).