Climate averages 1991–2020
Caratinga weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th 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 Caratinga: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 15.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.9 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Manhuaçu (53 km away). In August its highs average 23.9°C, 1.3°C cooler than Caratinga, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Caratinga ranks joint 260th of 448 for the warmest August highs and 98th of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Caratinga is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.9 mm to 36 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
Caratinga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 174 | 16.0 | 13.213 h |
| February | 29.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 101 | 12.8 | 12.813 h |
| March | 28.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 129 | 15.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.8°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 68 | 11.6 | 11.712 h |
| May | 25.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 27 | 5.7 | 11.211 h |
| June | 24.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 12 | 2.7 | 11.011 h |
| July | 24.0°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 9.6 | 2.7 | 11.111 h |
| August, selected | 25.2°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 9.9 | 3.1 | 11.411 h |
| September | 26.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 36 | 6.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 86 | 10.4 | 12.513 h |
| November | 27.0°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 173 | 17.0 | 13.013 h |
| December | 27.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 223 | 19.8 | 13.313 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
- Manhuaçu in AugustBrazil · 53 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Ipatinga in AugustBrazil · 55 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.4°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Timóteo in AugustBrazil · 58 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Coronel Fabriciano in AugustBrazil · 59 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Governador Valadares in AugustBrazil · 106 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 10 mm rain
- João Monlevade in AugustBrazil · 108 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Itabira in AugustBrazil · 115 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Viçosa in AugustBrazil · 132 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 14.4°C · 16 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 Caratinga) is explained once on the Caratinga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.