Climate averages 1991–2020
Crateús weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Crateús: daytime highs average 32.9°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.2 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 57 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Quixeramobim (152 km away). In August its highs average 33.0°C, about as warm as Crateús, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Crateús ranks joint 35th of 448 for the warmest August highs and 17th of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Crateús is 6.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 34.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.2 mm to 1.3 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
Crateús climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 94 | 13.8 | 12.412 h |
| February | 31.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 90 | 14.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 30.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 134 | 18.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 94 | 16.0 | 12.012 h |
| May | 30.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 44 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| June | 30.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.812 h |
| July | 31.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 8.4 | 1.4 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 32.9°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.2 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.6 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 34.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 4.6 | 1.0 | 12.312 h |
| December | 34.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 20 | 3.8 | 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
- Quixeramobim in AugustBrazil · 152 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Tianguá in AugustBrazil · 165 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 19.2°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Sobral in AugustBrazil · 170 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.3°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Canindé in AugustBrazil · 176 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Quixadá in AugustBrazil · 185 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Iguatu in AugustBrazil · 201 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Itapipoca in AugustBrazil · 223 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Picos in AugustBrazil · 229 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.7 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 Crateús) is explained once on the Crateús year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.