Vertentes weather in August

In August, Vertentes sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 17 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vertentes's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vertentes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:36 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Vertentes reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52719
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
112719
122719
132719
142719
152719
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182719
192719
202719
212719
222719
232819
242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

How August really feels in Vertentes

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.

Vertentes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°409.412.44.5
Feb31° / 22°369.312.34.3
Mar31° / 22°5011.612.14.3
Apr30° / 22°4811.211.84.7
May29° / 21°501011.65.6
Jun27° / 20°42911.56.5
Jul27° / 19°307.411.66.8
Aug27° / 19°175.511.77.0
Sep29° / 20°114126.4
Oct30° / 20°113.112.25.7
Nov31° / 21°92.912.45.2
Dec31° / 21°145.212.54.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44159
54159
64159
74159
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164258
174258
184357
194357
204357
214555
224555
234555
244753
254852
264852
274852
284852
294951
304951
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vertentes gets around 17 mm of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
320
420
519
619
719
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1318
1418
1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2317
2417
2517
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115940
216039
316039
416138
516237
616237
716336
816435
916435
1016435
1116435
1216534
1316534
1416534
1516534
1616534
1716534
1816534
1916534
2016534
2116534
2216534
2316534
2416534
2516534
2616534
2716534
2826335
2926335
3026335
3126335

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 13 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
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:405:20
211.75:405:20
311.75:405:20
411.75:405:20
511.75:405:20
611.75:395:20
711.75:395:20
811.75:395:20
911.75:385:20
1011.75:385:20
1111.75:385:20
1211.75:375:20
1311.75:375:20
1411.75:375:20
1511.75:365:20
1611.75:365:20
1711.75:355:20
1811.85:355:20
1911.85:355:20
2011.85:345:20
2111.85:345:20
2211.85:335:20
2311.85:335:20
2411.85:325:20
2511.85:325:20
2611.85:315:20
2711.85:315:20
2811.85:305:20
2911.85:305:19
3011.85:295:19
3111.85:295:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vertentes?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Vertentes for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vertentes in August

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

In August, Vertentes sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Vertentes 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 Vertentes peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 15UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vertentes?

Vertentes sits at 7.9°S, 36.0°W, 390 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Taquaritinga do Norte, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Vertentes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vertentes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m around an average of 447 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,133 m.

The land around Vertentes is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
540 m
16 km
741 m
80 km
1,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Taquaritinga do Norte 6.0 km · Toritama 14 km · Santa Cruz do Capibaribe 25 km · Surubim 27 km · Riacho das Almas 30 km · Cumaru 34 km · Caruaru 42 km · Bezerros 42 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 Vertentes (-7.9028°, -35.9883°, elevation 390 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).