Chivilcoy weather in August

In August, Chivilcoy sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 50 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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 42% 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 Chivilcoy's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chivilcoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:44 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Chivilcoy is city in Argentina.

Founded
1854

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 Chivilcoy 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 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8165
9166
10166
11166
12176
13176
14176
15176
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28187
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Chivilcoy 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°1038.514.15.8
Feb28° / 17°1007.913.36.7
Mar26° / 15°92812.37.2
Apr22° / 12°1028.411.17.1
May18° / 636.110.26.4
Jun15° / 545.69.75.1
Jul14° / 445.29.94.8
Aug17° / 505.210.76.2
Sep19° / 666.511.86.7
Oct22° / 11°1119.812.96.8
Nov25° / 13°1028.813.87.2
Dec28° / 16°988.714.36.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45347
55446
65446
75545
85644
95644
105644
115743
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225743
235743
245644
255545
265545
275446
285446
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chivilcoy gets around 50 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
515
615
715
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2418
2518
2619
2719
2819
2920
3020
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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19352
29352
39352
49352
59352
69352
79352
89352
99352
109352
119352
129352
139352
149262
159262
169262
179172
189172
198983
208983
218983
228983
238983
248983
258983
268983
278983
288983
298983
308983
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
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
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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 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 7:59 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:596:13
210.37:586:14
310.37:576:15
410.37:576:15
510.37:566:16
610.47:556:17
710.47:546:18
810.47:536:18
910.57:526:19
1010.57:516:20
1110.57:496:21
1210.67:486:21
1310.67:476:22
1410.67:466:23
1510.67:456:24
1610.77:446:25
1710.77:436:25
1810.77:416:26
1910.87:406:27
2010.87:396:28
2110.87:386:28
2210.97:366:29
2310.97:356:30
2410.97:346:31
2511.07:326:31
2611.07:316:32
2711.17:306:33
2811.17:286:34
2911.17:276:34
3011.27:266:35
3111.27:246:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chivilcoy?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chivilcoy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chivilcoy in August

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

In August, Chivilcoy 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 Chivilcoy 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 Chivilcoy 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
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chivilcoy?

Chivilcoy sits at 34.9°S, 60.0°W, 40 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Bragado, 49 km away.

Topography around Chivilcoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chivilcoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m.

The land around Chivilcoy is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (22%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
85 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bragado 49 km · Chacabuco 50 km · Mercedes 60 km · Carmen de Areco 61 km · Veinticinco de Mayo 61 km · Navarro 69 km · Salto 71 km · Saladillo 85 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 Chivilcoy (-34.8969°, -60.0191°, elevation 40 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).