Climate averages 1991–2020
Janaúba weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th 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 Janaúba: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 17.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.0 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 35 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montes Claros (119 km away). In August its highs average 28.0°C, 1.7°C cooler than Janaúba, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Janaúba ranks joint 96th of 448 for the warmest August highs and 10th of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Janaúba is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.0 mm to 7.5 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
Janaúba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 112 | 10.5 | 12.913 h |
| February | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 72 | 8.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 30.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 98 | 10.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 30.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 33 | 5.0 | 11.812 h |
| May | 29.3°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 6.6 | 1.6 | 11.411 h |
| June | 28.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.211 h |
| July | 28.1°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August, selected | 29.7°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| September | 32.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 7.5 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 53 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 140 | 13.1 | 12.813 h |
| December | 30.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 157 | 13.6 | 13.013 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
- Montes Claros in AugustBrazil · 119 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 16.6°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Guanambi in AugustBrazil · 185 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Brumado in AugustBrazil · 251 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.9°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Vitória da Conquista in AugustBrazil · 285 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Teófilo Otoni in AugustBrazil · 298 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Itapetinga in AugustBrazil · 334 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 17.4°C · 29 mm rain
- Curvelo in AugustBrazil · 349 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Governador Valadares in AugustBrazil · 368 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.2°C · 10 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 Janaúba) is explained once on the Janaúba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.