Climate averages 1991–2020
Araripina weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Araripina: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Picos (120 km away). In August its highs average 33.9°C, 5.1°C warmer than Araripina, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Araripina ranks joint 114th of 448 for the warmest August highs and 12th of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Araripina is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.4 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Araripina climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 162 | 16.4 | 12.513 h |
| February | 28.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 171 | 16.3 | 12.412 h |
| March | 28.5°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 191 | 17.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 95 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| May | 28.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 37 | 5.1 | 11.812 h |
| June | 27.5°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 5.8 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| July | 27.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 4.3 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 28.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 31.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 32.5°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 32.2°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 34 | 4.6 | 12.512 h |
| December | 31.4°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 54 | 7.9 | 12.613 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Picos in AugustBrazil · 120 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Crato in AugustBrazil · 126 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Juazeiro do Norte in AugustBrazil · 137 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Casa Nova in AugustBrazil · 185 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Iguatu in AugustBrazil · 189 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Petrolina in AugustBrazil · 203 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Serra Talhada in AugustBrazil · 247 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 19.0°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Crateús in AugustBrazil · 267 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Araripina) is explained once on the Araripina year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.