General Güemes weather in August

In August, General Güemes sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°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 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is General Güemes's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Güemes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:50 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in General Güemes reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 31°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)
1217
2227
3227
4227
5227
6228
7228
8228
9228
10228
11238
12238
13238
14238
15238
16239
17239
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19249
20249
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22249
23249
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252510
262510
272510
282510
292510
302510
312510

General Güemes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°14716.813.44.5
Feb28° / 19°12814.712.95.2
Mar26° / 18°10314.412.25.8
Apr24° / 15°44811.47.1
May21° / 11°153.610.87.4
Jun20° / 51.510.57.7
Jul20° / 41.410.68.0
Aug23° / 61.411.18.7
Sep26° / 12°71.811.88.3
Oct28° / 16°306.212.66.6
Nov29° / 17°509.113.25.5
Dec30° / 19°11214.613.54.6

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 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47525
57525
67525
77525
87624
97624
107624
117624
127624
137624
147624
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207723
217723
227723
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247723
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287624
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

General Güemes gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
105
115
125
135
144
154
164
174
184
194
204
214
224
234
244
254
265
275
285
295
305
315

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39640
49640
59640
69730
79730
89730
99820
109820
119820
129820
139910
149910
159910
169910
179910
189910
199820
209820
219820
229820
239730
249730
259730
269640
279640
289451
299451
309451
319361

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:01 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:016:51
210.98:006:52
310.98:006:52
410.97:596:53
510.97:596:53
610.97:586:54
710.97:576:54
811.07:576:55
911.07:566:55
1011.07:556:56
1111.07:546:56
1211.07:546:56
1311.17:536:57
1411.17:526:57
1511.17:516:58
1611.17:506:58
1711.27:496:59
1811.27:496:59
1911.27:487:00
2011.27:477:00
2111.27:467:00
2211.37:457:01
2311.37:447:01
2411.37:437:02
2511.37:427:02
2611.47:417:02
2711.47:407:03
2811.47:397:03
2911.47:387:04
3011.47:377:04
3111.57:367:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
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274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for General Güemes

In seasonPeak

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

General Güemes's rainy season runs December–March, 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 General Güemes?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit General Güemes for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for General Güemes in August

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

In August, General Güemes sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in General Güemes in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — 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 Güemes peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Güemes?

General Güemes sits at 24.7°S, 65.0°W, 696 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Salta, 40 km away.

Topography around General Güemes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Güemes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 736 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,196 m.

The land around General Güemes is covered by cropland (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
716 m
80 km
5,196 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Salta 40 km · San Lorenzo 45 km · Palpalá 49 km · San José de los Cerrillos 51 km · San Pedro de Jujuy 53 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 59 km · Rosario de Lerma 64 km · San José de Metán 92 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 General Güemes (-24.6745°, -65.0466°, elevation 696 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).