Climate averages 1991–2020
Pelotas weather
in August.
A mild, wet month: the 10th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Pelotas: daytime highs average 17.6°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 116 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes August a wet month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rio Grande (37 km away). In August its highs average 15.8°C, 1.8°C cooler than Pelotas, with 108 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Pelotas ranks 447th of 448 for the warmest August highs and 427th of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; Pelotas is 8.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 18.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 116 mm to 141 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
Pelotas climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 109 | 11.6 | 14.014 h |
| February | 26.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 106 | 12.6 | 13.213 h |
| March | 25.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 102 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 116 | 10.1 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.3°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 105 | 9.3 | 10.511 h |
| June | 17.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 111 | 9.8 | 10.110 h |
| July | 16.2°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 117 | 10.2 | 10.310 h |
| August, selected | 17.6°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 116 | 9.9 | 11.011 h |
| September | 18.4°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 141 | 10.6 | 11.912 h |
| October | 20.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 140 | 10.6 | 12.813 h |
| November | 22.8°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 95 | 8.6 | 13.714 h |
| December | 25.2°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 100 | 9.8 | 14.214 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
- Rio Grande in AugustBrazil · 37 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 12.5°C · 108 mm rain
- Bagé in AugustBrazil · 174 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.3°C · 113 mm rain
- Cachoeira do Sul in AugustBrazil · 200 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 10.3°C · 121 mm rain
- Guaíba in AugustBrazil · 208 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.0°C · 120 mm rain
- Porto Alegre in AugustBrazil · 220 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 11.0°C · 120 mm rain
- Viamão in AugustBrazil · 226 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 122 mm rain
- Santa Cruz do Sul in AugustBrazil · 228 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.3°C · 125 mm rain
- Alvorada in AugustBrazil · 231 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 11.1°C · 122 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 Pelotas) is explained once on the Pelotas year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.