Chacabuco weather in August

In August, Chacabuco sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 10.7 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 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chacabuco's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chacabuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:45 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Chacabuco is human settlement in Argentina.

Founded
1865

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 Chacabuco reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°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)
1165
2165
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Chacabuco 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
Jan29° / 17°1078.914.15.9
Feb28° / 17°1057.913.36.7
Mar26° / 15°988.212.37.2
Apr22° / 12°978.511.27.2
May19° / 666.310.26.5
Jun15° / 445.19.75.3
Jul15° / 364.79.95.0
Aug17° / 474.610.76.4
Sep19° / 676.411.86.8
Oct22° / 11°1169.712.96.9
Nov25° / 14°1028.413.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1018.814.36.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
75842
85842
95941
106040
116040
126040
136040
146040
156040
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275743
285644
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chacabuco gets around 47 mm of rain over 4.6 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 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
413
513
614
714
814
914
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1614
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2216
2316
2416
2517
2617
2717
2818
2918
3019
3119

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29451
39451
49451
59451
69451
79451
89451
99451
109451
119451
129352
139352
149352
159262
169262
179262
189073
199073
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218983
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318983

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1614light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 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 8:01 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.28:016:15
210.38:006:16
310.37:596:17
410.37:586:18
510.47:576:18
610.47:566:19
710.47:556:20
810.47:546:21
910.57:536:21
1010.57:526:22
1110.57:516:23
1210.67:506:24
1310.67:496:24
1410.67:486:25
1510.77:466:26
1610.77:456:27
1710.77:446:27
1810.87:436:28
1910.87:426:29
2010.87:406:30
2110.97:396:31
2210.97:386:31
2310.97:376:32
2411.07:356:33
2511.07:346:34
2611.07:336:34
2711.17:316:35
2811.17:306:36
2911.17:296:37
3011.27:276:37
3111.27:266:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chacabuco?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chacabuco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chacabuco in August

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

In August, Chacabuco sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Chacabuco in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chacabuco peaks around January 14 at about 13 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chacabuco?

Chacabuco sits at 34.6°S, 60.5°W, 66 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Salto, 44 km away.

Topography around Chacabuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chacabuco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m.

The land around Chacabuco is covered by cropland (31%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
89 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Salto 44 km · Junín 44 km · Chivilcoy 50 km · Bragado 53 km · Rojas 55 km · Los Toldos 65 km · Carmen de Areco 66 km · Arrecifes 73 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 Chacabuco (-34.642°, -60.4712°, elevation 66 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).