Climate averages 1991–2020
Caxias weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 3rd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Caxias: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Teresina (67 km away). In August its highs average 35.0°C, about as warm as Caxias, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Caxias ranks 2nd of 448 for the warmest August highs and joint 21st of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Caxias is 8.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 36.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.0 mm to 5.0 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
Caxias climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 236 | 24.3 | 12.412 h |
| February | 29.8°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 274 | 23.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 345 | 27.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 282 | 25.3 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 128 | 14.9 | 11.912 h |
| June | 32.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 22 | 4.4 | 11.812 h |
| July | 33.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 10 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 34.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 3.0 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| September | 36.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 5.0 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 36.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 14 | 2.4 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 47 | 7.1 | 12.312 h |
| December | 33.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 103 | 13.0 | 12.412 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
- Teresina in AugustBrazil · 67 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Codó in AugustBrazil · 74 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Chapadinha in AugustBrazil · 124 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Bacabal in AugustBrazil · 173 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Barra do Corda in AugustBrazil · 221 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 23.0°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Santa Inês in AugustBrazil · 261 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 11 mm rain
- São José de Ribamar in AugustBrazil · 268 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 25.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Parnaíba in AugustBrazil · 279 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 24.8°C · 2.6 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 Caxias) is explained once on the Caxias year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.