Ayacucho weather in August

In August, Ayacucho sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 54 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ayacucho's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayacucho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:41 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Ayacucho is city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Founded
1866

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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ayacucho reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25155
26165
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

How August really feels in Ayacucho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ayacucho weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°838.714.36.9
Feb26° / 15°738.113.47.0
Mar24° / 13°768.212.37.3
Apr20° / 10°807.311.16.8
May16° / 455.9105.7
Jun13° / 484.99.54.2
Jul13° / 445.59.73.7
Aug15° / 545.510.64.9
Sep17° / 616.811.75.6
Oct20° / 849.6136.3
Nov23° / 11°879.4147.0
Dec26° / 13°738.714.57.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44753
54852
64852
74852
84951
94852
104852
114951
124951
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
184951
194951
204951
214951
224852
234852
244753
254753
264852
274753
284753
294654
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ayacucho gets around 54 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
517
617
717
817
917
1018
1118
1218
1319
1419
1519
1619
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2219
2319
2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
2919
3019
3120

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99730
109730
119730
129730
139730
149631
159631
169541
179541
189541
199541
209541
219541
229541
239541
249541
259541
269541
279541
289541
299631
309631
319631

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:586:02
210.17:576:03
310.17:566:04
410.27:556:05
510.27:546:06
610.27:536:06
710.37:526:07
810.37:516:08
910.37:506:09
1010.47:486:10
1110.47:476:11
1210.47:466:12
1310.57:456:12
1410.57:446:13
1510.57:426:14
1610.67:416:15
1710.67:406:16
1810.67:396:17
1910.77:376:18
2010.77:366:18
2110.77:356:19
2210.87:336:20
2310.87:326:21
2410.97:306:22
2510.97:296:23
2610.97:286:24
2711.07:266:24
2811.07:256:25
2911.07:236:26
3011.17:226:27
3111.17:206:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ayacucho?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ayacucho for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ayacucho in August

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

In August, Ayacucho sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ayacucho in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayacucho peaks around January 1 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ayacucho?

Ayacucho sits at 37.2°S, 58.5°W, 76 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Tandil, 61 km away.

Topography around Ayacucho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayacucho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m.

The land around Ayacucho is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
481 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Tandil 61 km · Balcarce 80 km · Santa Clara del Mar 115 km · Dolores 118 km · General Juan Madariaga 121 km · Mar del Plata 125 km · Azul 129 km · Benito Juárez 130 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 Ayacucho (-37.1528°, -58.4884°, elevation 76 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).