Bahía Blanca weather in August

In August, Bahía Blanca sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bahía Blanca's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bahía Blanca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:59 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Bahía Blanca is city in Argentina.

Density
2,301/km²
people per km²
Founded
1828

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 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bahía Blanca reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°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)
1135
2135
3135
4135
5136
6136
7136
8136
9136
10146
11146
12146
13146
14146
15146
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21147
22157
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29157
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31157

Bahía Blanca 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°547.114.47.3
Feb27° / 18°656.713.57.4
Mar24° / 16°676.712.37.7
Apr20° / 12°556117.1
May16° / 385.49.95.6
Jun13° / 284.49.34.1
Jul12° / 3459.63.7
Aug14° / 354.810.54.7
Sep16° / 456.211.75.7
Oct19° / 11°647.8136.7
Nov23° / 14°63714.17.6
Dec26° / 17°576.214.77.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135446
145545
155545
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315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bahía Blanca gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1115
1215
1315
1415
1515
1615
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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2019light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:16 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.08:166:14
210.08:156:15
310.08:146:16
410.18:136:17
510.18:126:17
610.18:116:18
710.28:106:19
810.28:096:20
910.28:086:21
1010.38:066:22
1110.38:056:23
1210.38:046:24
1310.48:036:25
1410.48:016:26
1510.48:006:27
1610.57:596:28
1710.57:576:28
1810.67:566:29
1910.67:556:30
2010.67:536:31
2110.77:526:32
2210.77:506:33
2310.77:496:34
2410.87:486:35
2510.87:466:36
2610.97:456:37
2710.97:436:38
2811.07:426:39
2911.07:406:40
3011.07:386:40
3111.17:376:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bahía Blanca?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bahía Blanca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bahía Blanca in August

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

In August, Bahía Blanca sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Bahía Blanca in August

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in January at about 22°C and coldest in August near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 8 to Mar 20 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr17Cool
May14Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul9Bracing
Aug9Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct15Bracing
Nov18Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Bahía Blanca in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bahía Blanca peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bahía Blanca?

Bahía Blanca sits at 38.7°S, 62.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Punta Alta, 25 km away.

Carmen de PatagonesViedma

Topography around Bahía Blanca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bahía Blanca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,244 m.

The land around Bahía Blanca is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, grassland (33%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
1,244 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Punta Alta 25 km · Coronel Pringles 114 km · Pigüé 125 km · Coronel Suárez 143 km · Río Colorado 161 km · Tres Arroyos 177 km · Carmen de Patagones 240 km · Viedma 242 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 Bahía Blanca (-38.7176°, -62.2655°, elevation 20 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).