Comodoro Rivadavia weather in August

In August, Comodoro Rivadavia sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of August to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Comodoro Rivadavia's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Comodoro Rivadavia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 21 mm; 5 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 8:33 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 8th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Comodoro Rivadavia is city in Chubut, Argentina.

Density: 257/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1901

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 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical August day in Comodoro Rivadavia reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How August really feels in Comodoro Rivadavia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Comodoro Rivadavia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 14°	10	2.7	0	15.1	8.2
Feb	22° / 14°	20	3.1	0	14	8.0
Mar	20° / 12°	25	3.8	0	12.4	7.4
Apr	16° / 9°	22	3.5	0	10.7	6.2
May	13° / 6°	30	4.9	0.2	9.3	3.9
Jun	9° / 4°	32	5.5	1.2	8.5	2.2
Jul	9° / 3°	20	4.4	1.2	8.8	2.0
Aug	11° / 4°	21	5	0.9	10.1	3.0
Sep	13° / 6°	21	4.4	0.4	11.7	4.2
Oct	16° / 8°	17	3.9	0.1	13.3	5.9
Nov	19° / 10°	14	3.2	0	14.7	7.2
Dec	21° / 12°	14	3	0	15.5	7.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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%.

	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 (%)	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Comodoro Rivadavia gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of August to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:55 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:54 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)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	8:55	8:54	8:53	8:51	8:50	8:49	8:47	8:46	8:44	8:43	8:41	8:40	8:38	8:36	8:35	8:33	8:31	8:30	8:28	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:21	8:19	8:17	8:15	8:13	8:11	8:10	8:08	8:06
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	8:55	6:17
2	9.4	8:54	6:18
3	9.4	8:53	6:19
4	9.5	8:51	6:20
5	9.5	8:50	6:21
6	9.6	8:49	6:23
7	9.6	8:47	6:24
8	9.7	8:46	6:25
9	9.7	8:44	6:26
10	9.7	8:43	6:28
11	9.8	8:41	6:29
12	9.8	8:40	6:30
13	9.9	8:38	6:31
14	9.9	8:36	6:33
15	10.0	8:35	6:34
16	10.0	8:33	6:35
17	10.1	8:31	6:36
18	10.1	8:30	6:38
19	10.2	8:28	6:39
20	10.2	8:26	6:40
21	10.3	8:24	6:42
22	10.3	8:23	6:43
23	10.4	8:21	6:44
24	10.4	8:19	6:45
25	10.5	8:17	6:47
26	10.5	8:15	6:48
27	10.6	8:13	6:49
28	10.6	8:11	6:50
29	10.7	8:10	6:52
30	10.8	8:08	6:53
31	10.8	8:06	6:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 2.58 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)	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.1	Moderate
29	3.1	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate
31	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Comodoro Rivadavia?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Comodoro Rivadavia.

What to pack for Comodoro Rivadavia in August

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

In August, Comodoro Rivadavia sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Comodoro Rivadavia in August

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 16°C and coldest in August near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	16	15	13	11	10	9	8	8	9	11	13
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	10	Bracing
Jul	9	Bracing
Aug	8	Bracing
Sep	8	Bracing
Oct	9	Bracing
Nov	11	Bracing
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Comodoro Rivadavia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Comodoro Rivadavia peaks around January 1 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	6	3	2	1	1	2	4	6	8	11
Level	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	6	High
Apr	3	Moderate
May	2	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	2	Low
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Comodoro Rivadavia?

Comodoro Rivadavia sits at 45.9°S, 67.5°W, 65 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Caleta Olivia, 65 km away.

Topography around Comodoro Rivadavia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Comodoro Rivadavia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Comodoro Rivadavia is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (46%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), water (28%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

331 m

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

495 m

water 46%

80 km

768 m

grassland 31%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

August weather nearby: Caleta Olivia 65 km · Pico Truncado 110 km · Las Heras 134 km · Puerto Deseado 243 km · Trelew 338 km · Rawson 342 km · Coyhaique 356 km · Puerto Madryn 396 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 Comodoro Rivadavia (-45.8626°, -67.494°, elevation 65 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	58	42
15	57	43
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	60	40
31	60	40

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

	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