União dos Palmares weather in August

In August, União dos Palmares sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 84 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is União dos Palmares's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see União dos Palmares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:37 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

União dos Palmares 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in União dos Palmares reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 União dos Palmares

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.

União dos Palmares weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°5315.512.54.3
Feb30° / 22°5614.812.34.2
Mar30° / 22°6617.812.14.1
Apr29° / 22°9019.511.84.2
May28° / 21°10723.111.64.5
Jun26° / 20°12524.111.54.5
Jul26° / 20°12325.211.54.5
Aug26° / 19°8422.211.74.9
Sep27° / 20°5918.211.95.3
Oct28° / 21°4314.112.25.5
Nov30° / 21°3110.512.45.2
Dec30° / 22°3010.612.54.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 39% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
75149
85050
94951
104951
114852
124852
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

União dos Palmares gets around 84 mm of rain over 22.2 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 72% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
276
375
474
573
672
772
871
971
1071
1172
1272
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2472
2572
2671
2770
2870
2969
3069
3169

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18893
28893
39883
49892
59892
610882
710882
810882
910882
1010882
1110882
129892
139883
149883
159883
168893
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266913
276913
286904
296904
306904
316904

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 9 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
179calm
189calm
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209calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 5:42 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:425:18
211.65:425:18
311.65:425:18
411.65:425:18
511.65:415:18
611.65:415:19
711.65:415:19
811.65:405:19
911.65:405:19
1011.75:405:19
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1611.75:375:19
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2711.85:325:19
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3111.85:305:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
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34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
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84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
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294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for União dos Palmares

In seasonPeak

In August, União dos Palmares sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

União dos Palmares's rainy season runs February–September, 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 União dos Palmares?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit União dos Palmares for sightseeing.

What to pack for União dos Palmares in August

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

In August, União dos Palmares sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near União dos Palmares in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 68 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in União dos Palmares 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 União dos Palmares peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is União dos Palmares?

União dos Palmares sits at 9.2°S, 36.0°W, 154 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São José da Laje, 17 km away.

Topography around União dos Palmares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around União dos Palmares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m.

The land around União dos Palmares is covered by grassland (79%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
550 m
80 km
1,042 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: São José da Laje 17 km · Murici 19 km · Capela 28 km · Cajueiro 29 km · Joaquim Gomes 31 km · Messias 32 km · Viçosa 33 km · Correntes 33 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 União dos Palmares (-9.1628°, -36.0319°, elevation 154 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).