Ponta do Sol Weather in August
Ponta do Sol in August
The short of it: Ponta do Sol in August averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 21 °C (71 °F), with 49 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 21° · rain 49 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & May
Thirty years of records give Ponta do Sol an average August high of 26°, a low of 21° and some 49 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 49 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 min in mid-August, 22 minutes less 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; the finest months here are December and May.
Against its neighbours, Ponta do Sol runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Ribeira Grande, 4 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Ponta do Sol, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 33 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribeira GrandeOther | 4 km SE | 27° | 22° | 46 mm |
| Lugar de GueneOther | 4 km SSE | 27° | 22° | 46 mm |
| FigueiralOther | 5 km S | 26° | 21° | 52 mm |
| PinhãoOther | 6 km SE | 25° | 20° | 56 mm |
| Fajã de Domingas BentoOther | 6 km SSE | 25° | 20° | 56 mm |
| CordaOther | 7 km S | 26° | 21° | 52 mm |
| Chã de PedrasOther | 9 km SSW | 26° | 21° | 52 mm |
| Chã da IgrejaOther | 9 km WSW | 26° | 21° | 49 mm |