Climate averages 1991–2020
Campos dos Goytacazes weather
in August.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th 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 warm month in Campos dos Goytacazes: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Itaperuna (84 km away). In August its highs average 26.6°C, about as warm as Campos dos Goytacazes, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Campos dos Goytacazes ranks joint 202nd of 448 for the warmest August highs and joint 153rd of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Campos dos Goytacazes is level with that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 47 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
Campos dos Goytacazes climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 155 | 13.5 | 13.313 h |
| February | 31.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 83 | 10.2 | 12.813 h |
| March | 29.9°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 143 | 15.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.4°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 82 | 12.2 | 11.612 h |
| May | 26.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 47 | 8.6 | 11.111 h |
| June | 25.8°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 20 | 5.0 | 10.811 h |
| July | 25.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 22 | 5.3 | 10.911 h |
| August, selected | 26.1°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 21 | 4.9 | 11.411 h |
| September | 27.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 47 | 7.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 28.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 82 | 10.2 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 169 | 16.0 | 13.113 h |
| December | 29.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 196 | 17.7 | 13.413 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
- Itaperuna in AugustBrazil · 84 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 15.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Macaé in AugustBrazil · 84 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Cachoeiro de Itapemirim in AugustBrazil · 103 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 40 mm rain
- Rio das Ostras in AugustBrazil · 107 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Muriaé in AugustBrazil · 128 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Nova Friburgo in AugustBrazil · 137 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 13.7°C · 50 mm rain
- São Pedro da Aldeia in AugustBrazil · 145 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 31 mm rain
- Cabo Frio in AugustBrazil · 145 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 19.4°C · 28 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 Campos dos Goytacazes) is explained once on the Campos dos Goytacazes year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.