Chilecito weather in August

In August, Chilecito sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 140 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chilecito's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chilecito's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 140 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 8:06 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 1st clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Chilecito is town in La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Founded: 1715

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Chilecito 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 9°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	4
2	15	4
3	16	4
4	16	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	16	4
8	16	4
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	5
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	6

Chilecito weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	348	24.4	0	13.7	4.8
Feb	23° / 15°	314	20.4	0	13	5.0
Mar	22° / 14°	367	23.2	0	12.2	4.8
Apr	20° / 11°	322	19.9	0.2	11.3	5.0
May	17° / 8°	288	18	1	10.6	4.7
Jun	16° / 5°	171	12.5	1.6	10.2	4.9
Jul	15° / 3°	133	10.6	3.1	10.3	4.8
Aug	17° / 5°	140	10.7	2.9	11	5.7
Sep	18° / 8°	224	14.1	1.9	11.8	5.8
Oct	21° / 11°	310	19.6	0.3	12.7	5.3
Nov	22° / 14°	334	21.6	0	13.5	5.0
Dec	24° / 15°	299	22.5	0	13.8	5.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	79	79	78	78	78	78	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76
Cloudier (%)	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Chilecito gets around 140 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36
Snow chance (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	10
2	33	10
3	33	10
4	34	10
5	34	10
6	34	10
7	34	10
8	35	10
9	35	9
10	35	9
11	35	9
12	35	10
13	35	10
14	35	10
15	35	10
16	35	10
17	35	9
18	35	9
19	35	9
20	35	9
21	35	9
22	35	9
23	35	9
24	35	9
25	35	9
26	35	9
27	35	9
28	35	9
29	35	9
30	35	8
31	36	8

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:18 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:11 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:18	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:49
Sunset (PM)	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	8:18	6:54
2	10.6	8:18	6:54
3	10.6	8:17	6:55
4	10.7	8:16	6:55
5	10.7	8:15	6:56
6	10.7	8:15	6:57
7	10.7	8:14	6:57
8	10.7	8:13	6:58
9	10.8	8:12	6:58
10	10.8	8:11	6:59
11	10.8	8:10	7:00
12	10.8	8:10	7:00
13	10.9	8:09	7:01
14	10.9	8:08	7:01
15	10.9	8:07	7:02
16	10.9	8:06	7:02
17	11.0	8:05	7:03
18	11.0	8:04	7:04
19	11.0	8:03	7:04
20	11.1	8:02	7:05
21	11.1	8:01	7:05
22	11.1	8:00	7:06
23	11.1	7:58	7:06
24	11.2	7:57	7:07
25	11.2	7:56	7:07
26	11.2	7:55	7:08
27	11.2	7:54	7:09
28	11.3	7:53	7:09
29	11.3	7:52	7:10
30	11.3	7:51	7:10
31	11.4	7:49	7:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chilecito?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chilecito for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chilecito in August

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

In August, Chilecito sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Chilecito in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chilecito peaks around January 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	16	13	8	5	4	4	6	9	13	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Chilecito?

Chilecito sits at 29.2°S, 67.5°W, 1,107 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is La Rioja, 68 km away.

Topography around Chilecito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chilecito has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 1,136 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,757 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,694 m.

The land around Chilecito is covered by shrubs (60%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%), grassland (25%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

359 m

shrubs 60%

16 km

1,757 m

shrubs 69%

80 km

5,694 m

shrubs 49%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← July Chilecito year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: La Rioja 68 km · Aimogasta 95 km · Belén 174 km · Catamarca 184 km · San Isidro 190 km · Aguilares 267 km · Albardón 272 km · Villa General San Martín 272 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

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 Chilecito (-29.1616°, -67.4993°, elevation 1,107 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	4
2	15	4
3	16	4
4	16	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	16	4
8	16	4
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	5
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	10
2	33	10
3	33	10
4	34	10
5	34	10
6	34	10
7	34	10
8	35	10
9	35	9
10	35	9
11	35	9
12	35	10
13	35	10
14	35	10
15	35	10
16	35	10
17	35	9
18	35	9
19	35	9
20	35	9
21	35	9
22	35	9
23	35	9
24	35	9
25	35	9
26	35	9
27	35	9
28	35	9
29	35	9
30	35	8
31	36	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	4
2	15	4
3	16	4
4	16	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	16	4
8	16	4
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	5
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	10
2	33	10
3	33	10
4	34	10
5	34	10
6	34	10
7	34	10
8	35	10
9	35	9
10	35	9
11	35	9
12	35	10
13	35	10
14	35	10
15	35	10
16	35	10
17	35	9
18	35	9
19	35	9
20	35	9
21	35	9
22	35	9
23	35	9
24	35	9
25	35	9
26	35	9
27	35	9
28	35	9
29	35	9
30	35	8
31	36	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	4
2	15	4
3	16	4
4	16	4
5	16	4
6	16	4
7	16	4
8	16	4
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	5
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	76	24
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	10
2	33	10
3	33	10
4	34	10
5	34	10
6	34	10
7	34	10
8	35	10
9	35	9
10	35	9
11	35	9
12	35	10
13	35	10
14	35	10
15	35	10
16	35	10
17	35	9
18	35	9
19	35	9
20	35	9
21	35	9
22	35	9
23	35	9
24	35	9
25	35	9
26	35	9
27	35	9
28	35	9
29	35	9
30	35	8
31	36	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100