Petrópolis Weather in August
Petrópolis in August
The short of it: Petrópolis in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 10° · rain 48 mm · daylight 11 h 21 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Petrópolis an average August high of 23°, a low of 10° and some 48 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 21 min in mid-August, 28 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Petrópolis runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Guapimirim, 21 km to the E, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Petrópolis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuapimirimRio de Janeiro | 21 km E | 26° | 14° | 27 mm |
| MagéRio de Janeiro | 22 km SE | 27° | 15° | 28 mm |
| TeresópolisRio de Janeiro | 23 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 36 mm |
| São PedroRio de Janeiro | 24 km ENE | 22° | 9° | 36 mm |
| Paty do AlferesRio de Janeiro | 26 km WNW | 24° | 11° | 33 mm |
| Miguel PereiraRio de Janeiro | 30 km W | 24° | 11° | 32 mm |
| ArealRio de Janeiro | 31 km NNE | 25° | 12° | 24 mm |
| FreguesiaRio de Janeiro | 32 km S | 28° | 16° | 33 mm |