Urucuia weather in August

In August, Urucuia sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Urucuia's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urucuia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:23 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Urucuia reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13016
23016
33016
43017
53017
63017
73017
83017
93017
103017
113017
123017
133017
143017
153017
163017
173017
183117
193117
203117
213117
223118
233118
243118
253118
263118
273118
283118
293218
303218
313218

How August really feels in Urucuia

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.

Urucuia 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
Jan31° / 21°15316.112.94.0
Feb31° / 21°11413.412.54.0
Mar30° / 21°14315.612.14.1
Apr30° / 20°497.911.65.1
May30° / 19°122.511.36.2
Jun29° / 17°30.411.17.1
Jul29° / 16°00.111.17.2
Aug31° / 17°20.411.56.2
Sep33° / 20°142.211.94.6
Oct33° / 22°678.312.43.7
Nov31° / 22°17517.212.83.7
Dec30° / 21°19419.212.93.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98416
108317
118317
128317
138218
148218
158218
168218
178218
188218
198218
208218
218218
228317
238317
248218
258317
268317
278317
288317
298317
308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Urucuia gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
232
242
252
262
272
282
292
302
312

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702820
2712720
3722620
4732520
5732520
6742420
7742420
8742420
9742420
10742420
11732520
12732520
13732520
14722530
15712630
16712630
17702730
18702730
19692740
20682840
21682840
22672850
23672850
24652960
25652960
26642970
27652870
28632881
29632881
30632791
31632791

Wind in August

Winds average 8 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
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:316:47
211.37:306:47
311.37:306:48
411.37:306:48
511.37:296:48
611.37:296:48
711.37:286:49
811.47:286:49
911.47:276:49
1011.47:276:49
1111.47:266:50
1211.47:266:50
1311.47:256:50
1411.47:256:50
1511.47:246:50
1611.57:236:51
1711.57:236:51
1811.57:226:51
1911.57:226:51
2011.57:216:51
2111.57:206:52
2211.57:206:52
2311.67:196:52
2411.67:186:52
2511.67:176:52
2611.67:176:52
2711.67:166:52
2811.67:156:53
2911.67:156:53
3011.77:146:53
3111.77:136:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Urucuia

In seasonPeak

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

Urucuia's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Urucuia?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Urucuia in August

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

In August, Urucuia sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Urucuia 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 Urucuia peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Urucuia?

Urucuia sits at 16.1°S, 45.7°W, 487 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Arinos, 46 km away.

Topography around Urucuia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urucuia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 493 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m.

The land around Urucuia is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
489 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Arinos 46 km · Buritis 93 km · São Francisco 96 km · Brasilândia de Minas 102 km · Unaí 127 km · Brasília de Minas 140 km · Buritizeiro 159 km · Coração de Jesus 159 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 Urucuia (-16.1325°, -45.7422°, elevation 487 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).