Climate averages 1991–2020
Patos weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Patos: daytime highs average 32.4°C and nights cool to about 20.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serra Talhada (155 km away). In August its highs average 29.8°C, 2.6°C cooler than Patos, with 4.4 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Patos ranks joint 44th of 448 for the warmest August highs and joint 33rd of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Patos is 6.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 34.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.9 mm to under 1 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
Patos climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 64 | 7.1 | 12.512 h |
| February | 33.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 65 | 8.3 | 12.312 h |
| March | 33.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 111 | 11.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 69 | 8.8 | 12.012 h |
| May | 32.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 33 | 5.3 | 11.812 h |
| June | 31.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.712 h |
| July | 31.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 6.4 | 1.3 | 11.812 h |
| August, selected | 32.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 3.9 | 0.3 | 11.912 h |
| September | 34.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 3.1 | 0.4 | 12.312 h |
| November | 35.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 2.3 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| December | 35.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 13 | 1.8 | 12.513 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
- Serra Talhada in AugustBrazil · 155 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 19.0°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Campina Grande in AugustBrazil · 156 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Arcoverde in AugustBrazil · 157 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Santa Cruz do Capibaribe in AugustBrazil · 158 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Belo Jardim in AugustBrazil · 174 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Caruaru in AugustBrazil · 201 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Mossoró in AugustBrazil · 204 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.7°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Garanhuns in AugustBrazil · 224 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 47 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 Patos) is explained once on the Patos year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.