Gualeguaychú weather in August

In August, Gualeguaychú sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 87 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°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 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gualeguaychú's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gualeguaychú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:35 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Gualeguaychú is city in Gualeguaychú Department, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina.

Founded
1783

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 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Gualeguaychú reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2177
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Gualeguaychú weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°1107.713.95.3
Feb29° / 19°115813.25.8
Mar27° / 17°121812.37.0
Apr23° / 14°1307.911.27.3
May20° / 11°806.110.36.8
Jun17° / 696.59.95.8
Jul16° / 646105.6
Aug18° / 876.510.86.6
Sep20° / 10°87711.86.9
Oct23° / 13°1249.812.87.0
Nov26° / 15°1046.913.77.2
Dec29° / 18°1288.614.15.9

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 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45446
55446
65545
75545
85644
95644
105743
115743
125743
135842
145842
155842
165842
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225545
235545
245446
255446
265347
275248
285248
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gualeguaychú gets around 87 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
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520
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1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2322
2422
2522
2623
2723
2824
2924
3025
3125

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
186950
286950
386950
486950
586950
686950
786950
886950
9851050
10851050
11851050
12851050
13841150
14841150
15831250
16811351
17811351
18801451
19791461
20781561
21781561
22771571
23771571
24761671
25761671
26761581
27761581
28761581
29751591
30751591
31751591

Wind in August

Winds average 13 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:506:11
210.47:496:11
310.47:486:12
410.47:476:13
510.57:466:14
610.57:456:14
710.57:446:15
810.57:436:16
910.67:426:16
1010.67:416:17
1110.67:406:18
1210.77:396:18
1310.77:386:19
1410.77:376:20
1510.77:366:21
1610.87:356:21
1710.87:346:22
1810.87:336:23
1910.97:326:23
2010.97:306:24
2110.97:296:25
2211.07:286:25
2311.07:276:26
2411.07:266:27
2511.17:246:28
2611.17:236:28
2711.17:226:29
2811.27:216:30
2911.27:196:30
3011.27:186:31
3111.37:176:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gualeguaychú?

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
2.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Gualeguaychú for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gualeguaychú in August

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

In August, Gualeguaychú sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Gualeguaychú 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 Gualeguaychú peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gualeguaychú?

Gualeguaychú sits at 33.0°S, 58.5°W, 19 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Fray Bentos, 23 km away.

Topography around Gualeguaychú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gualeguaychú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m.

The land around Gualeguaychú is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Fray Bentos 23 km · Mercedes 53 km · Concepción del Uruguay 64 km · Dolores 64 km · Gualeguay 75 km · Paysandú 87 km · Young 90 km · Colón 94 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 Gualeguaychú (-33.0078°, -58.5184°, elevation 19 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).