The warmest places in South America in August
Al Hufūf tops the list at 45 °C in August. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.
| # | Destination | Country | Avg high | Avg high | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hufūf | Saudi Arabia | 45 °C | 45 °C | 0 mm |
| 2 | Hafar Al-Batin | Saudi Arabia | 44 °C | 44 °C | 0 mm |
| 3 | Al Kharj | Saudi Arabia | 44 °C | 44 °C | 0 mm |
| 4 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 43 °C | 43 °C | 0 mm |
| 5 | Buraydah | Saudi Arabia | 43 °C | 43 °C | 0 mm |
| 6 | Madinah | Saudi Arabia | 42 °C | 42 °C | 2 mm |
| 7 | Unaizah | Saudi Arabia | 42 °C | 42 °C | 0 mm |
| 8 | Al Jubayl | Saudi Arabia | 41 °C | 41 °C | 0 mm |
| 9 | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 40 °C | 40 °C | 0 mm |
| 10 | Ha'il | Saudi Arabia | 39 °C | 39 °C | 0 mm |
| 11 | Makkah | Saudi Arabia | 39 °C | 39 °C | 2 mm |
| 12 | Tabuk | Saudi Arabia | 38 °C | 38 °C | 0 mm |
| 13 | Najrān | Saudi Arabia | 37 °C | 37 °C | 2 mm |
| 14 | Yanbu | Saudi Arabia | 37 °C | 37 °C | 0 mm |
| 15 | Şabyā | Saudi Arabia | 36 °C | 36 °C | 41 mm |
| 16 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 35 °C | 35 °C | 0 mm |
| 17 | Coro | Venezuela | 35 °C | 35 °C | 31 mm |
| 18 | Teresina | Brazil | 35 °C | 35 °C | 2 mm |
| 19 | Caxias | Brazil | 35 °C | 35 °C | 4 mm |
| 20 | Palmas | Brazil | 34 °C | 34 °C | 1 mm |
| 21 | Sobral | Brazil | 34 °C | 34 °C | 5 mm |
| 22 | Imperatriz | Brazil | 34 °C | 34 °C | 3 mm |
| 23 | Mossoró | Brazil | 34 °C | 34 °C | 3 mm |
| 24 | Araguaína | Brazil | 34 °C | 34 °C | 4 mm |
| 25 | Sinop | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 7 mm |
| 26 | Marabá | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 6 mm |
| 27 | Parnaíba | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 3 mm |
| 28 | Ta’if | Saudi Arabia | 33 °C | 33 °C | 14 mm |
| 29 | Rondonópolis | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 7 mm |
| 30 | Parauapebas | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 7 mm |
| 31 | Porto Velho | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 43 mm |
| 32 | Riohacha | Colombia | 33 °C | 33 °C | 96 mm |
| 33 | Cuiabá | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 11 mm |
| 34 | Maicao | Colombia | 33 °C | 33 °C | 93 mm |
| 35 | Várzea Grande | Brazil | 33 °C | 33 °C | 9 mm |
| 36 | Cúcuta | Colombia | 32 °C | 32 °C | 35 mm |
| 37 | Rio Branco | Brazil | 32 °C | 32 °C | 40 mm |
| 38 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 32 °C | 32 °C | 119 mm |
| 39 | Barreiras | Brazil | 32 °C | 32 °C | 0 mm |
| 40 | Abaetetuba | Brazil | 32 °C | 32 °C | 33 mm |
| 41 | Maracanaú | Brazil | 32 °C | 32 °C | 8 mm |
| 42 | Ananindeua | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 58 mm |
| 43 | Castanhal | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 52 mm |
| 44 | Neiva | Colombia | 31 °C | 31 °C | 25 mm |
| 45 | Belém | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 38 mm |
| 46 | Ciudad Ojeda | Venezuela | 31 °C | 31 °C | 210 mm |
| 47 | Juazeiro do Norte | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 4 mm |
| 48 | Cabimas | Venezuela | 31 °C | 31 °C | 223 mm |
| 49 | Manaus | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 96 mm |
| 50 | São Luís | Brazil | 31 °C | 31 °C | 27 mm |
Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.