Tauá weather in August

In August, Tauá sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Tauá's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tauá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
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 Tauá reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Tauá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 21 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
21
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.

Tauá weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°11515.712.33.4
Feb31° / 22°12716.512.23.5
Mar31° / 22°16020.8123.5
Apr30° / 22°13017.711.93.9
May30° / 22°669.411.74.9
Jun30° / 21°213.411.75.6
Jul31° / 21°111.911.75.5
Aug32° / 21°60.511.85.1
Sep33° / 22°10.4124.3
Oct34° / 23°101.112.13.7
Nov34° / 23°81.412.33.6
Dec34° / 23°315.112.33.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37822
47921
57921
68020
78020
88020
98119
108119
118119
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308911
318812

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tauá gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.5 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
52
62
72
82
92
102
111
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131
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311

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1449425
2449425
3450425
4450415
5450415
6451405
7353404
8353404
9353404
10354394
11355393
12355393
13355393
14355393
15355393
16355393
17356383
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22356392
23355393
24355393
25355393
26454393
27454393
28454393
29453394
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31453394

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3016light breeze
3116light breeze

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 5:55 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:555:39
211.75:555:39
311.75:555:39
411.75:555:39
511.85:545:39
611.85:545:40
711.85:545:40
811.85:545:40
911.85:535:40
1011.85:535:40
1111.85:535:40
1211.85:535:39
1311.85:525:39
1411.85:525:39
1511.85:525:39
1611.85:515:39
1711.85:515:39
1811.85:505:39
1911.85:505:39
2011.85:505:39
2111.85:495:39
2211.85:495:39
2311.85:485:39
2411.85:485:39
2511.85:485:38
2611.95:475:38
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2811.95:465:38
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3011.95:455:38
3111.95:455:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tauá

In seasonPeak

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

Tauá's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Tauá?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tauá for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tauá in August

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

In August, Tauá sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tauá 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 Tauá peaks around March 12 at about 16 (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 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tauá?

Tauá sits at 6.0°S, 40.3°W, 399 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João dos Inhamuns, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Tauá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tauá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 410 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m.

The land around Tauá is covered by shrubs (49%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
643 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: São João dos Inhamuns 1.0 km · Quiterianópolis 49 km · Parambu 50 km · Independência 67 km · Novo Oriente 75 km · Mombaça 79 km · Pedra Branca 88 km · Acopiara 93 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 Tauá (-6.0031°, -40.2928°, elevation 399 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).