Turmalina weather in August

In August, Turmalina sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Turmalina's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turmalina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:13 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Turmalina 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Turmalina reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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)
12715
22715
32715
42715
52715
62715
72715
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Turmalina weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11812.312.94.6
Feb30° / 20°898.812.64.7
Mar30° / 20°10212.212.14.8
Apr29° / 19°437.811.65.8
May27° / 17°193.911.27.2
Jun26° / 15°71.7117.9
Jul26° / 15°51.511.18.0
Aug28° / 15°41.411.47.7
Sep30° / 17°153.311.96.1
Oct30° / 19°727.512.45.0
Nov29° / 20°15214.912.84.6
Dec29° / 20°17416.4134.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96139
106139
116139
126139
136040
146040
156040
165941
175941
185941
196040
206040
216040
226139
236238
246238
256337
266337
276436
286436
296535
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Turmalina gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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34
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295
305
316

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150446
251436
352426
453416
553416
653416
753416
853416
953416
1052426
1152426
1253425
1352435
1451445
1550455
1650455
1749465
1848475
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2047485
2146485
2246496
2345496
2445496
2544497
2644497
2743497
2843498
2943498
3043488
3143489

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
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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269calm
279calm
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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 7:21 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:216:33
211.27:206:34
311.27:206:34
411.37:196:34
511.37:196:35
611.37:186:35
711.37:186:35
811.37:176:35
911.37:176:36
1011.37:166:36
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1211.47:156:36
1311.47:146:37
1411.47:146:37
1511.47:136:37
1611.47:136:37
1711.47:126:38
1811.47:116:38
1911.57:116:38
2011.57:106:38
2111.57:096:38
2211.57:096:39
2311.57:086:39
2411.57:076:39
2511.57:066:39
2611.67:066:39
2711.67:056:40
2811.67:046:40
2911.67:036:40
3011.67:036:40
3111.67:026:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
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204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Turmalina

In seasonPeak

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

Turmalina's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Turmalina?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Turmalina in August

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

In August, Turmalina sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Turmalina 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 Turmalina peaks around February 15 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 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Turmalina?

Turmalina sits at 17.3°S, 42.7°W, 721 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Minas Novas, 17 km away.

Topography around Turmalina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turmalina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,322 m.

The land around Turmalina is covered by grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
608 m
80 km
1,322 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Minas Novas 17 km · Capelinha 51 km · Itamarandiba 65 km · Araçuaí 85 km · Malacacheta 93 km · Novo Cruzeiro 93 km · Caraí 110 km · Bocaiúva 117 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 Turmalina (-17.2856°, -42.73°, elevation 721 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).