Weather in Praia in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Praia in August
Going from a maximum of +30°C during the day to a minimum of +25°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +29°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +28°C.
Is Praia warm or cold in August?
Praia is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°C to +25°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Praia, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Praia in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +23°C | +24°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +30°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 52 mm | 67 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 81% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 21 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August typically has worse weather conditions compared to July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +27°C to +28°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 8 mm to 52 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 81%. Winds are calmer in comparison to July, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 5 sunny days in July to 2 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Praia is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Praia?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Praia in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+25°C) and the highest in 2023 (+27°C). The driest year was 2017 with only 53 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1999 with 350 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Praia, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.