Libertador General San Martín weather in August

In August, Libertador General San Martín sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Libertador General San Martín's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Libertador General San Martín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:48 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Libertador General San Martín is human settlement.

Founded
1899

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Libertador General San Martín reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1206
2206
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13228
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302410
312510

Libertador General San Martín weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23217.513.34.4
Feb28° / 19°23917.712.84.7
Mar26° / 18°27520.712.24.8
Apr24° / 15°19618.811.55.3
May21° / 11°1011610.95.4
Jun19° / 5010.310.66.0
Jul19° / 316.610.76.9
Aug23° / 254.611.28.1
Sep26° / 11°366.311.97.6
Oct28° / 16°10311.512.66.0
Nov29° / 17°1651413.25.1
Dec29° / 19°24116.713.44.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157228
167228
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Libertador General San Martín gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.6 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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216
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916
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1115
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1614
1714
1813
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2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2714
2814
2914
3014
3115

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
29091
389101
489101
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2582153
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2781163
2880164
2979174
3079174
3179174

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:596:52
210.97:586:52
310.97:586:53
410.97:576:53
511.07:566:54
611.07:566:54
711.07:556:54
811.07:546:55
911.07:546:55
1011.07:536:56
1111.17:526:56
1211.17:516:57
1311.17:516:57
1411.17:506:57
1511.17:496:58
1611.27:486:58
1711.27:476:59
1811.27:476:59
1911.27:466:59
2011.27:457:00
2111.37:447:00
2211.37:437:01
2311.37:427:01
2411.37:417:01
2511.47:407:02
2611.47:397:02
2711.47:387:03
2811.47:377:03
2911.47:367:03
3011.57:357:04
3111.57:347:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
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84.5Bright
94.5Bright
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174.8Bright
184.9Bright
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204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Libertador General San Martín

In seasonPeak

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

Libertador General San Martín's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Libertador General San Martín?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Libertador General San Martín for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Libertador General San Martín in August

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

In August, Libertador General San Martín sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Libertador General San Martín in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Libertador General San Martín peaks around January 18 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 18UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Libertador General San Martín 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 Libertador General San Martín is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.6× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 2326 µg/m³May 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Libertador General San Martín?

Libertador General San Martín sits at 23.8°S, 64.8°W, 464 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Jujuy, 47 km away.

Topography around Libertador General San Martín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Libertador General San Martín has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,160 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,815 m.

The land around Libertador General San Martín is covered by cropland (45%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
1,160 m
80 km
4,815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: San Pedro de Jujuy 47 km · Santa Rosa 60 km · Palpalá 65 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 66 km · Pichanal 81 km · San Ramón de la Nueva Orán 89 km · Embarcación 97 km · General Güemes 99 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 Libertador General San Martín (-23.8131°, -64.7935°, elevation 464 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).