General Acha weather in August

In August, General Acha sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 3.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°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 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is General Acha's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Acha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 28 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 8:06 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in General Acha reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 3°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How August really feels in General Acha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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.

General Acha 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 17°	68	7.6	14.3	5.8
Feb	28° / 16°	63	7.4	13.4	6.7
Mar	25° / 14°	76	7	12.3	7.6
Apr	21° / 10°	54	5.8	11.1	7.3
May	17° / 6°	33	5.1	10	5.9
Jun	13° / 4°	19	4.5	9.5	4.4
Jul	13° / 3°	18	3.1	9.7	4.3
Aug	16° / 4°	28	3.7	10.6	5.7
Sep	18° / 6°	41	6	11.7	6.7
Oct	21° / 10°	69	8.7	13	6.9
Nov	25° / 13°	66	8.1	14	7.4
Dec	28° / 15°	70	7.4	14.5	6.6

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 45%.

	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 (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	53	53	53	52
Cloudier (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

General Acha gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 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 (%)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14

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

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 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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.

	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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 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 8:23 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:52 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)	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:03	8:02	8:01	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	8:23	6:26
2	10.1	8:22	6:27
3	10.1	8:21	6:28
4	10.1	8:20	6:29
5	10.2	8:19	6:30
6	10.2	8:18	6:30
7	10.2	8:17	6:31
8	10.3	8:16	6:32
9	10.3	8:14	6:33
10	10.3	8:13	6:34
11	10.4	8:12	6:35
12	10.4	8:11	6:36
13	10.4	8:10	6:36
14	10.5	8:08	6:37
15	10.5	8:07	6:38
16	10.6	8:06	6:39
17	10.6	8:05	6:40
18	10.6	8:03	6:41
19	10.7	8:02	6:42
20	10.7	8:01	6:43
21	10.7	7:59	6:43
22	10.8	7:58	6:44
23	10.8	7:57	6:45
24	10.8	7:55	6:46
25	10.9	7:54	6:47
26	10.9	7:52	6:48
27	11.0	7:51	6:49
28	11.0	7:49	6:49
29	11.0	7:48	6:50
30	11.1	7:46	6:51
31	11.1	7:45	6:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.35 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)	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9
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	2.8	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	3.0	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.2	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit General Acha?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.6

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit General Acha for sightseeing.

What to pack for General Acha in August

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

In August, General Acha sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in General Acha in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in General Acha peaks around December 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	9	6	3	2	2	3	5	8	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in General Acha 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 General Acha is worst in January — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.0× the cleanest month (May, 3 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	5	5	4	3	3	3	7	7	5	4	9
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	5	Good
Mar	5	Good
Apr	4	Good
May	3	Good
Jun	3	Good
Jul	3	Good
Aug	7	Good
Sep	7	Good
Oct	5	Good
Nov	4	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is General Acha?

General Acha sits at 37.4°S, 64.6°W, 227 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Toay, 81 km away.

Topography around General Acha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Acha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 239 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around General Acha is covered by grassland (48%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%), grassland (34%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

grassland 48%

16 km

173 m

grassland 53%

80 km

353 m

shrubs 37%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

August weather nearby: Toay 81 km · Santa Rosa 89 km · Río Colorado 185 km · Pigüé 195 km · General Pico 206 km · Trenque Lauquen 229 km · Coronel Suárez 236 km · Bahía Blanca 253 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 General Acha (-37.3782°, -64.6042°, elevation 227 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	52	48

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1