General Villegas weather in August

In August, General Villegas sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 33 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 General Villegas's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Villegas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:56 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

General Villegas is human settlement in Argentina.

Density
3/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in General Villegas reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°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 3°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
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4165
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General Villegas 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°1109.414.15.8
Feb28° / 17°918.313.36.7
Mar26° / 15°1078.712.37.2
Apr22° / 12°827.911.17.3
May18° / 435.310.26.6
Jun15° / 223.79.75.4
Jul15° / 203.49.95.2
Aug17° / 333.810.76.6
Sep20° / 636.111.87.1
Oct23° / 11°1039.512.97.0
Nov26° / 14°1028.713.87.1
Dec29° / 17°1139.614.36.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126436
136436
146436
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166436
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216337
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246238
256139
266139
276139
286040
296040
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

General Villegas gets around 33 mm of rain over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1612
1712
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2012
2113
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2614
2715
2815
2916
3016
3116

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19631
29631
39631
49730
59730
69730
79730
89730
99730
109730
119730
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279442
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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 15 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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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 8:12 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.28:126:25
210.28:116:25
310.38:106:26
410.38:096:27
510.38:086:28
610.48:076:29
710.48:066:29
810.48:056:30
910.58:046:31
1010.58:036:32
1110.58:026:32
1210.58:016:33
1310.67:596:34
1410.67:586:35
1510.67:576:36
1610.77:566:36
1710.77:556:37
1810.77:546:38
1910.87:526:39
2010.87:516:39
2110.87:506:40
2210.97:496:41
2310.97:476:42
2410.97:466:42
2511.07:456:43
2611.07:436:44
2711.07:426:45
2811.17:416:46
2911.17:396:46
3011.27:386:47
3111.27:366:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit General Villegas?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for General Villegas in August

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

In August, General Villegas sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in General Villegas 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 General Villegas peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Villegas?

General Villegas sits at 35.0°S, 63.0°W, 111 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rufino, 90 km away.

Topography around General Villegas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Villegas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 116 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 66 m.

The land around General Villegas is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
66 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rufino 90 km · General Pico 97 km · Laboulaye 106 km · Trenque Lauquen 108 km · Pehuajó 133 km · Lincoln 137 km · Carlos Casares 163 km · Venado Tuerto 172 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 Villegas (-35.0326°, -63.0148°, elevation 111 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).