Climate averages 1991–2020
São Carlos weather
in August.
A warm, fairly 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 São Carlos: daytime highs average 25.6°C and nights cool to about 13.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Araraquara (38 km away). In August its highs average 26.8°C, 1.2°C warmer than São Carlos, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, São Carlos ranks joint 237th of 448 for the warmest August highs and joint 171st of 448 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 448 cities is 26.2°C; São Carlos is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 65 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
São Carlos climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.8°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 260 | 23.1 | 13.313 h |
| February | 27.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 180 | 19.3 | 12.813 h |
| March | 26.5°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 152 | 19.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 63 | 9.2 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 54 | 6.2 | 11.111 h |
| June | 23.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 35 | 3.5 | 10.811 h |
| July | 23.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 25 | 3.3 | 10.911 h |
| August, selected | 25.6°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.411 h |
| September | 27.5°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 65 | 8.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 27.8°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 114 | 13.1 | 12.613 h |
| November | 26.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 165 | 17.0 | 13.113 h |
| December | 26.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 213 | 22.8 | 13.413 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
- Araraquara in AugustBrazil · 38 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Pirassununga in AugustBrazil · 48 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Leme in AugustBrazil · 55 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Rio Claro in AugustBrazil · 55 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.3°C · 32 mm rain
- Araras in AugustBrazil · 64 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 13.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Matão in AugustBrazil · 67 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 16.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Jaú in AugustBrazil · 75 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 29 mm rain
- Limeira in AugustBrazil · 79 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.6°C · 32 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 São Carlos) is explained once on the São Carlos year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.