Recife Weather in August
Recife in August
The short of it: Recife in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 140 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 20° · rain 140 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Recife an average August high of 28°, a low of 20° and some 140 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 28°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 140 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Recife runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Olinda, 6 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Recife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 112 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OlindaPernambuco | 6 km NNE | 28° | 20° | 145 mm |
| CamaragibePernambuco | 12 km WNW | 27° | 20° | 139 mm |
| PaulistaPernambuco | 13 km N | 28° | 20° | 162 mm |
| Abreu e LimaPernambuco | 16 km N | 28° | 20° | 179 mm |
| Jaboatão dos GuararapesPernambuco | 16 km WSW | 27° | 20° | 110 mm |
| São Lourenço da MataPernambuco | 16 km WNW | 27° | 19° | 122 mm |
| MorenoPernambuco | 24 km WSW | 27° | 19° | 92 mm |
| IgarassuPernambuco | 25 km N | 28° | 20° | 186 mm |