Climate averages 1991–2020
Governador Valadares 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 Governador Valadares: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 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 29 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ipatinga (92 km away). In August its highs average 27.1°C, 0.7°C cooler than Governador Valadares, with 9.5 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Governador Valadares ranks joint 136th of 448 for the warmest August highs and joint 99th of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Governador Valadares is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 21 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
Governador Valadares climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 160 | 12.7 | 13.113 h |
| February | 31.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 101 | 9.7 | 12.713 h |
| March | 30.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 118 | 13.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 65 | 9.1 | 11.712 h |
| May | 27.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.211 h |
| June | 26.7°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 11 | 2.8 | 11.011 h |
| July | 26.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 8.6 | 2.5 | 11.111 h |
| August, selected | 27.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 10 | 2.7 | 11.511 h |
| September | 29.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 21 | 4.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 83 | 8.1 | 12.513 h |
| November | 29.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 190 | 14.7 | 13.013 h |
| December | 30.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 214 | 17.4 | 13.213 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
- Ipatinga in AugustBrazil · 92 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.4°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Coronel Fabriciano in AugustBrazil · 103 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Caratinga in AugustBrazil · 106 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.7°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Timóteo in AugustBrazil · 110 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Teófilo Otoni in AugustBrazil · 120 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Manhuaçu in AugustBrazil · 157 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Colatina in AugustBrazil · 158 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Itabira in AugustBrazil · 159 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.7°C · 12 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 Governador Valadares) is explained once on the Governador Valadares year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.