Visconde do Rio Branco weather in August

In August, Visconde do Rio Branco sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Visconde do Rio Branco's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Visconde do Rio Branco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:17 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Visconde do Rio Branco 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Visconde do Rio Branco reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Visconde do Rio Branco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°2361913.14.3
Feb29° / 20°14814.512.74.5
Mar28° / 19°1731812.14.8
Apr27° / 18°8211.611.56.3
May25° / 15°416.8117.4
Jun24° / 14°153.410.78.2
Jul24° / 13°153.710.98.2
Aug25° / 14°213.911.38.0
Sep26° / 16°668.311.96.9
Oct27° / 18°11412.812.55.9
Nov27° / 19°23919.1134.9
Dec28° / 20°26121.113.34.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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

Any precipitation

Visconde do Rio Branco gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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3117

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13652120
23651130
33651130
43651130
53552130
63551140
73452140
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:266:28
211.07:266:29
311.17:256:29
411.17:256:29
511.17:246:30
611.17:246:30
711.17:236:31
811.17:236:31
911.27:226:31
1011.27:216:32
1111.27:216:32
1211.27:206:32
1311.27:196:33
1411.27:196:33
1511.37:186:33
1611.37:176:34
1711.37:166:34
1811.37:166:34
1911.37:156:35
2011.37:146:35
2111.47:136:35
2211.47:136:36
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2611.57:096:37
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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 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Visconde do Rio Branco

In seasonPeak

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

Visconde do Rio Branco'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 Visconde do Rio Branco?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Visconde do Rio Branco in August

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

In August, Visconde do Rio Branco sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Visconde do Rio Branco in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Visconde do Rio Branco peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Visconde do Rio Branco 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 Visconde do Rio Branco is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (March, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Mar 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Visconde do Rio Branco?

Visconde do Rio Branco sits at 21.0°S, 42.8°W, 343 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ubá, 16 km away.

Topography around Visconde do Rio Branco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Visconde do Rio Branco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Visconde do Rio Branco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 375 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Visconde do Rio Branco is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
1,843 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Ubá 16 km · Tocantins 26 km · Ervália 27 km · Viçosa 29 km · Cataguases 45 km · Rio Pomba 46 km · Muriaé 51 km · Piranga 60 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 Visconde do Rio Branco (-21.0103°, -42.8406°, elevation 343 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).