Brazil / Fortaleza / 17 August

Weather in Fortaleza on 17 August 2026

Preliminary outlook for 17 August 2026

A preliminary estimate based on the 2019–2025 archive: daytime around +33°C and nighttime around +18°C, average precipitation 0.1 mm, wind around 3 m/s, humidity around 57%.

This is a climate-based estimate, not a precise long-range forecast. It is replaced by hourly data when the date enters the forecast window.

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+25°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Partly Cloudy
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Nighttime: +19°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 2 — 4 m/s Humidity: 61%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +32°C Sun hours 11 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 21%
Pressure (avg.) 761 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +25°C Dew point (avg.) +16°C
Heat index (avg.) +26°C Wind chill (avg.) +25°C
Wind gusts (max.) 5 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 95° → (ESE)
Sunrise
05:50
Duration
12 h 00 min
Sunset
17:50
Moonrise
00:25
Moonset
12:40
Moon phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
37%
+25°C
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Nighttime: +17°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 2 — 3 m/s Humidity: 62%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +35°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 6 Cloud cover (avg.) 13%
Pressure (avg.) 761 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +23°C Dew point (avg.) +14°C
Heat index (avg.) +23°C Wind chill (avg.) +23°C
Wind gusts (max.) 7 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 90° → (ESE)
Sunrise
05:50
Duration
12 h 00 min
Sunset
17:50
Moonrise
15:59
Moonset
03:42
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
86%
+25°C
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Nighttime: +18°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 53%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +33°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 6%
Pressure (avg.) 760 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +24°C Dew point (avg.) +14°C
Heat index (avg.) +24°C Wind chill (avg.) +24°C
Wind gusts (max.) 11 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 113° → (ESE)
Sunrise
05:50
Duration
12 h 00 min
Sunset
17:50
Moonrise
06:41
Moonset
18:55
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
1%
+25°C
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Nighttime: +18°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 50%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +34°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 5%
Pressure (avg.) 760 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +24°C Dew point (avg.) +13°C
Heat index (avg.) +24°C Wind chill (avg.) +24°C
Wind gusts (max.) 10 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 117° → (ESE)
Sunrise
05:50
Duration
12 h 00 min
Sunset
17:50
Moonrise
22:44
Moonset
10:14
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
61%
+25°C
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Nighttime: +19°C Precipitation: 0.3 mm Wind: 2 — 4 m/s Humidity: 64%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +32°C Sun hours 7 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 58%
Pressure (avg.) 761 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 8 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +24°C Dew point (avg.) +17°C
Heat index (avg.) +24°C Wind chill (avg.) +24°C
Wind gusts (max.) 8 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 155° → (ESE)
Sunrise
05:50
Duration
12 h 00 min
Sunset
17:50
Moonrise
13:20
Moonset
01:01
Moon phase
First Quarter
Illumination
61%
+26°C
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Nighttime: +19°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 6 m/s Humidity: 53%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +33°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 3%
Pressure (avg.) 758 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +24°C Dew point (avg.) +14°C
Heat index (avg.) +24°C Wind chill (avg.) +24°C
Wind gusts (max.) 13 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 108° → (ESE)
Sunrise
05:50
Duration
12 h 00 min
Sunset
17:50
Moonrise
04:23
Moonset
16:39
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
1%
+25°C
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Patchy rain nearby
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Nighttime: +19°C Precipitation: 0.1 mm Wind: 3 — 5 m/s Humidity: 57%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +31°C Sun hours 10 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 33%
Pressure (avg.) 761 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +24°C Dew point (avg.) +15°C
Heat index (avg.) +25°C Wind chill (avg.) +24°C
Wind gusts (max.) 13 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 120° → (ESE)
Sunrise
05:50
Duration
12 h 00 min
Sunset
17:50
Moonrise
19:35
Moonset
07:17
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
86%

Weather in Fortaleza on 17 August in previous years

Year Day Nighttime Average Sun UV Humidity Wind
2025 +32°C +19°C +25°C 11 h 7 61% 2 — 4 m/s
2024 +35°C +17°C +25°C 12 h 6 62% 2 — 3 m/s
2023 +33°C +18°C +25°C 12 h 7 53% 3 — 4 m/s
2022 +34°C +18°C +25°C 12 h 7 50% 3 — 4 m/s
2021 +32°C +19°C +25°C 7 h 7 64% 2 — 4 m/s
2020 +33°C +19°C +26°C 12 h 7 53% 3 — 6 m/s
2019 +31°C +19°C +25°C 10 h 7 57% 3 — 5 m/s