Vacaria weather in August

In August, Vacaria sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 119 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vacaria's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vacaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:59 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Vacaria 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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vacaria reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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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Vacaria 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
Jan26° / 17°17217.513.65.5
Feb26° / 17°15816.5135.4
Mar25° / 16°13514.112.26.2
Apr22° / 13°12111.111.36.5
May19° / 10°14610.410.66.0
Jun17° / 13510.210.25.5
Jul17° / 14910.610.45.5
Aug19° / 1199.4116.4
Sep20° / 11°16511.911.86.0
Oct22° / 13°20314.512.75.9
Nov24° / 14°15213.413.46.4
Dec26° / 16°16515.213.85.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145347
155347
165446
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255644
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285545
295545
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vacaria gets around 119 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
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532
631
731
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930
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3132

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187130
286140
386140
485150
585150
684160
784160
883170
983170
1082180
1182180
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2579201
2678202
2778202
2877212
2977212
3076222
3175232

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:11 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.68:116:49
210.68:106:49
310.78:106:50
410.78:096:50
510.78:086:51
610.78:076:51
710.88:076:52
810.88:066:53
910.88:056:53
1010.88:046:54
1110.88:036:54
1210.98:026:55
1310.98:016:55
1410.98:016:56
1510.98:006:56
1611.07:596:57
1711.07:586:58
1811.07:576:58
1911.07:566:59
2011.17:556:59
2111.17:547:00
2211.17:537:00
2311.27:527:01
2411.27:507:01
2511.27:497:02
2611.27:487:02
2711.37:477:03
2811.37:467:03
2911.37:457:04
3011.37:447:04
3111.47:437:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vacaria?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vacaria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vacaria in August

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

In August, Vacaria sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Vacaria in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vacaria peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vacaria?

Vacaria sits at 28.5°S, 50.9°W, 970 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Marcos, 53 km away.

Topography around Vacaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vacaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 958 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,118 m.

The land around Vacaria is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), trees (30%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (32%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
1,118 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: São Marcos 53 km · Flores da Cunha 62 km · Lagoa Vermelha 67 km · Nova Prata 73 km · Veranópolis 76 km · Caxias do Sul 77 km · Farroupilha 89 km · Bento Gonçalves 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 Vacaria (-28.5122°, -50.9339°, elevation 970 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).