Climate averages 1991–2020
Sobral weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Sobral: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th 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 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tianguá (71 km away). In August its highs average 29.6°C, 4.8°C cooler than Sobral, with 3.4 mm of rain.
Among the 448 cities listed in Brazil, Sobral ranks joint 3rd 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; Sobral is 8.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 35.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.9 mm to 1.0 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
Sobral climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 95 | 15.5 | 12.312 h |
| February | 31.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 124 | 18.8 | 12.212 h |
| March | 30.6°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 177 | 23.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 187 | 22.2 | 12.012 h |
| May | 31.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 82 | 13.1 | 12.012 h |
| June | 31.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 22 | 5.2 | 11.912 h |
| July | 32.9°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 14 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 34.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 3.9 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| September | 35.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 35.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 2.8 | 0.5 | 12.212 h |
| November | 35.6°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 4.6 | 0.7 | 12.312 h |
| December | 34.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 22 | 4.7 | 12.312 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
- Tianguá in AugustBrazil · 71 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 19.2°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Itapipoca in AugustBrazil · 88 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Canindé in AugustBrazil · 137 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Crateús in AugustBrazil · 170 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Parnaíba in AugustBrazil · 181 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 24.8°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Maranguape in AugustBrazil · 186 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Caucaia in AugustBrazil · 188 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Maracanaú in AugustBrazil · 192 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.6°C · 5.3 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 Sobral) is explained once on the Sobral year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.