Várzea da Palma weather in August

In August, Várzea da Palma sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Várzea da Palma's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Várzea da Palma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:21 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Várzea da Palma 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 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Várzea da Palma reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°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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How August really feels in Várzea da Palma

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.

Várzea da Palma weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°13314.612.94.0
Feb31° / 21°8611.212.64.1
Mar31° / 21°10012.212.14.3
Apr31° / 20°285.411.65.2
May30° / 18°71.411.26.3
Jun29° / 16°20.4117.1
Jul29° / 16°10.111.17.3
Aug30° / 17°10.211.46.3
Sep33° / 20°11211.94.6
Oct33° / 22°487.312.43.7
Nov31° / 21°14714.312.84.0
Dec30° / 21°17016.8134.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Várzea da Palma gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1653140
2673030
3682930
4682930
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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
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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 7:29 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:296:41
211.27:296:41
311.27:286:42
411.27:286:42
511.37:276:42
611.37:276:42
711.37:266:43
811.37:266:43
911.37:256:43
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1111.37:246:44
1211.37:236:44
1311.47:236:44
1411.47:226:45
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1611.47:216:45
1711.47:206:45
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1911.47:196:46
2011.57:186:46
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2211.57:176:46
2311.57:166:47
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2611.67:146:47
2711.67:136:47
2811.67:126:48
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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 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Várzea da Palma

In seasonPeak

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

Várzea da Palma's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Várzea da Palma?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Várzea da Palma in August

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

In August, Várzea da Palma sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Várzea da Palma in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Várzea da Palma peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 12UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Várzea da Palma?

Várzea da Palma sits at 17.6°S, 44.7°W, 523 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pirapora, 36 km away.

Topography around Várzea da Palma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Várzea da Palma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m.

The land around Várzea da Palma is covered by grassland (30%), shrubs (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (28%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%), trees (30%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
884 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Pirapora 36 km · Buritizeiro 37 km · Três Marias 86 km · Corinto 92 km · Coração de Jesus 109 km · Bocaiúva 112 km · Curvelo 133 km · Montes Claros 133 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 Várzea da Palma (-17.5976°, -44.7337°, elevation 523 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).