Alta Gracia weather in August

In August, Alta Gracia sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 3.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alta Gracia's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alta Gracia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:57 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Alta Gracia is city in Argentina.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Alta Gracia reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2164
3164
4164
5164
6164
7164
8164
9164
10164
11174
12174
13174
14174
15175
16175
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20185
21185
22185
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28186
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31186

Alta Gracia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°15815.5013.86.0
Feb25° / 15°13914013.26.2
Mar24° / 14°13013.5012.26.6
Apr21° / 11°879.60.111.26.7
May17° / 417.30.210.46.1
Jun15° / 183.50.2105.5
Jul15° / 173.40.510.15.3
Aug17° / 233.70.410.86.7
Sep19° / 507.10.511.86.9
Oct22° / 10°10612.4012.86.5
Nov24° / 13°14114.9013.66.3
Dec26° / 15°16316.10146.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
107624
117624
127624
137624
147624
157525
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207426
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227426
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257228
267228
277228
287228
297228
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Alta Gracia gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 3.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1112
2112
3122
4122
5122
6122
7111
8111
9111
10111
11111
12111
13111
14111
15111
16111
17111
18111
19121
20121
21121
22131
23131
24142
25142
26152
27162
28162
29172
30182
31182

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30964
31964

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:11 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:116:37
210.58:106:38
310.58:096:38
410.58:086:39
510.58:076:40
610.68:076:40
710.68:066:41
810.68:056:42
910.68:046:42
1010.78:036:43
1110.78:026:44
1210.78:016:44
1310.78:006:45
1410.87:596:46
1510.87:586:46
1610.87:576:47
1710.97:566:47
1810.97:556:48
1910.97:546:49
2011.07:526:49
2111.07:516:50
2211.07:506:51
2311.07:496:51
2411.17:486:52
2511.17:476:53
2611.17:456:53
2711.27:446:54
2811.27:436:55
2911.27:426:55
3011.37:406:56
3111.37:396:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Alta Gracia

In seasonPeak

None of Alta Gracia's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Alta Gracia's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Alta Gracia?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Alta Gracia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alta Gracia in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Alta Gracia sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Alta Gracia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alta Gracia peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Alta Gracia in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alta Gracia is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alta Gracia?

Alta Gracia sits at 31.6°S, 64.4°W, 544 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Villa Carlos Paz, 26 km away.

Topography around Alta Gracia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alta Gracia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alta Gracia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,504 m.

The land around Alta Gracia is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
838 m
80 km
2,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Villa Carlos Paz 26 km · La Calera 35 km · Cordoba 35 km · Villa Allende 42 km · Cosquín 45 km · Unquillo 47 km · Río Segundo 49 km · Pilar 52 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alta Gracia (-31.6498°, -64.4297°, elevation 544 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).