Cruz del Eje weather in August

In August, Cruz del Eje sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cruz del Eje's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cruz del Eje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:57 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Cruz del Eje is human settlement in Argentina.

Founded
1735

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cruz del Eje reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2196
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Cruz del Eje weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°9411.113.84.8
Feb29° / 18°759.913.15.5
Mar27° / 17°861012.26.6
Apr23° / 14°617.911.37.4
May20° / 10°275.110.57.2
Jun18° / 153.310.16.9
Jul17° / 112.810.27.0
Aug20° / 131.910.98.1
Sep23° / 11°283.911.88.3
Oct26° / 14°567.412.87.5
Nov28° / 16°739.513.66.3
Dec30° / 18°9211.3145.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cruz del Eje gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.9 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
37
47
57
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3010
3110

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16982
17982
18982
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21982
22973
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26964
27964
28964
29964
30955
31955

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 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 8:10 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:106:40
210.58:106:41
310.58:096:41
410.68:086:42
510.68:076:43
610.68:066:43
710.68:066:44
810.78:056:45
910.78:046:45
1010.78:036:46
1110.78:026:46
1210.88:016:47
1310.88:006:48
1410.87:596:48
1510.87:586:49
1610.97:576:50
1710.97:566:50
1810.97:556:51
1911.07:546:51
2011.07:536:52
2111.07:526:53
2211.07:516:53
2311.17:496:54
2411.17:486:54
2511.17:476:55
2611.27:466:56
2711.27:456:56
2811.27:436:57
2911.37:426:58
3011.37:416:58
3111.37:406:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cruz del Eje

In seasonPeak

None of Cruz del Eje's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Cruz del Eje's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Cruz del Eje?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Cruz del Eje for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Cruz del Eje in August

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

In August, Cruz del Eje sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Cruz del Eje in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cruz del Eje peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cruz del Eje in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cruz del Eje is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1415 µg/m³May 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cruz del Eje?

Cruz del Eje sits at 30.7°S, 64.8°W, 465 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is La Falda, 51 km away.

Topography around Cruz del Eje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cruz del Eje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 483 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,168 m.

The land around Cruz del Eje is covered by shrubs (49%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
509 m
80 km
2,168 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: La Falda 51 km · Deán Funes 55 km · Cosquín 66 km · Río Ceballos 68 km · Jesús María 73 km · Unquillo 74 km · Colonia Caroya 78 km · Villa Allende 79 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 Cruz del Eje (-30.7264°, -64.8039°, elevation 465 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).