Las Breñas weather in August

In August, Las Breñas sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Las Breñas's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Breñas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:37 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Las Breñas is municipality of Argentina.

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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Las Breñas reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12310
22311
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How August really feels in Las Breñas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Las Breñas 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
Jan33° / 22°13410.913.53.5
Feb32° / 22°12710.2134.1
Mar30° / 20°13410.412.25.1
Apr27° / 17°109911.46.8
May23° / 14°537.410.77.3
Jun21° / 12°36610.37.1
Jul21° / 10°29510.57.6
Aug25° / 12°364.2118.2
Sep27° / 14°566.411.87.4
Oct29° / 17°1139.812.65.7
Nov31° / 19°1269.313.34.9
Dec32° / 21°14110.213.73.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Las Breñas gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2014
2114
2214
2314
2415
2515
2615
2716
2816
2916
3017
3118

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791452
2791452
3791452
4791452
5791452
6791452
7791362
8801361
9791371
10791371
11781381
12781381
13761491
14761491
157514101
167514101
177514101
187514101
197414111
207315111
217315111
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237116112
247116112
257016122
266917122
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296718123
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light 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 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 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 7:49 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:496:32
210.77:496:32
310.77:486:33
410.87:476:33
510.87:466:34
610.87:466:34
710.87:456:35
810.97:446:35
910.97:436:36
1010.97:436:36
1110.97:426:37
1210.97:416:37
1311.07:406:38
1411.07:396:38
1511.07:386:39
1611.07:376:39
1711.17:366:40
1811.17:366:40
1911.17:356:41
2011.17:346:41
2111.27:336:42
2211.27:326:42
2311.27:316:43
2411.27:306:43
2511.37:296:44
2611.37:276:44
2711.37:266:45
2811.37:256:45
2911.47:246:46
3011.47:236:46
3111.47:226:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Las Breñas?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Las Breñas in August

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

In August, Las Breñas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Las Breñas 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 Las Breñas peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Las Breñas 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 Las Breñas is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2121 µg/m³Apr 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Las Breñas?

Las Breñas sits at 27.1°S, 61.1°W, 104 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Charata, 18 km away.

Topography around Las Breñas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Breñas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m.

The land around Las Breñas is covered by cropland (37%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
126 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Charata 18 km · General Pinedo 33 km · Villa Ángela 66 km · Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña 72 km · Quitilipi 89 km · Machagai 104 km · Tres Isletas 105 km · Juan José Castelli 135 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 Las Breñas (-27.0882°, -61.0822°, elevation 104 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).