Vargem Grande weather in August

In August, Vargem Grande sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vargem Grande's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vargem Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Vargem Grande is human settlement in Maranhão, 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 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Vargem Grande reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 35°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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23323
33323
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73423
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293524
303524
313524

How August really feels in Vargem Grande

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Vargem Grande 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° / 24°20922.112.22.6
Feb32° / 24°24223.412.12.6
Mar31° / 23°30628.3122.5
Apr31° / 23°30026.811.92.6
May31° / 23°17020.211.83.3
Jun31° / 23°509.911.84.4
Jul32° / 23°27511.84.5
Aug34° / 24°61.311.93.8
Sep35° / 24°40.7123.0
Oct36° / 25°132.512.12.5
Nov36° / 25°32512.22.5
Dec35° / 25°7511.412.22.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
29010
39010
49010
5919
6919
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
129010
139010
149010
158911
168911
178911
188911
199010
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229010
23919
24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vargem Grande gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
35
45
55
65
75
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95
105
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135
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312

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
133859
233958
333958
433958
534057
634057
734156
834156
934156
1034255
1134354
1244353
1344353
1444452
1544452
1644452
1744452
1844452
1944452
2044452
2144452
2244353
2334354
2434354
2534354
2624454
2724454
2824553
2914554
3014653
3114752

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:065:57
211.86:065:57
311.86:065:57
411.96:065:57
511.96:065:57
611.96:065:57
711.96:055:57
811.96:055:57
911.96:055:57
1011.96:055:57
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1211.96:045:57
1311.96:045:57
1411.96:045:56
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1611.96:035:56
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1911.96:025:56
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2211.96:015:55
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2711.95:595:54
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Vargem Grande

In seasonPeak

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

Vargem Grande's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Vargem Grande?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vargem Grande. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vargem Grande in August

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

In August, Vargem Grande sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Vargem Grande 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 Vargem Grande peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Vargem Grande in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Vargem Grande is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 2125 µg/m³Jun 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vargem Grande?

Vargem Grande sits at 3.5°S, 43.9°W, 44 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapemas, 40 km away.

Topography around Vargem Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vargem Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Vargem Grande is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
139 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Pirapemas 40 km · São Benedito do Rio Preto 49 km · Itapecuru Mirim 52 km · Cantanhede 52 km · Santa Rita 64 km · Chapadinha 65 km · Urbano Santos 68 km · Coroatá 69 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 Vargem Grande (-3.5431°, -43.9158°, elevation 44 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).