Malargüe weather in August

In August, Malargüe sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 10°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 Malargüe's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malargüe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
8:23 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
44%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical August day in Malargüe reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-5
27-4
37-4
47-4
57-4
67-4
78-4
88-4
98-4
108-4
118-4
128-4
138-4
148-3
159-3
169-3
179-3
189-3
199-3
209-3
219-3
2210-3
2310-3
2410-2
2510-2
2610-2
2710-2
2810-2
2910-2
3010-2
3110-2

How August really feels in Malargüe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Malargüe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°379.4014.17.5
Feb24° / 10°418.4013.37.6
Mar22° / 498.5012.37.3
Apr17° / 507.60.611.16.0
May12° / 568.22.610.23.4
Jun / -3°637.65.39.71.1
Jul / -5°527.15.69.80.6
Aug / -3°466.75.110.71.9
Sep13° / -0°447.63.711.83.9
Oct17° / 507.71.812.96.1
Nov21° / 3970.413.97.4
Dec24° / 407.8014.47.8

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 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46337
56337
66436
76436
86436
96436
106436
116535
126634
136634
146634
156733
166634
176733
186634
196733
206634
216634
226733
236634
246634
256634
266634
276436
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Malargüe gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12116
22116
32116
42216
52217
62217
72217
82218
92318
102318
112318
122318
132218
142218
152218
162217
172217
182217
192216
202216
212116
222116
232116
242216
252216
262316
272416
282417
292517
302617
312718

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 8:39 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.28:396:50
210.28:386:51
310.28:376:52
410.38:366:52
510.38:356:53
610.38:346:54
710.48:336:55
810.48:326:56
910.48:316:56
1010.58:306:57
1110.58:296:58
1210.58:286:59
1310.68:267:00
1410.68:257:00
1510.68:247:01
1610.68:237:02
1710.78:227:03
1810.78:207:04
1910.88:197:04
2010.88:187:05
2110.88:177:06
2210.98:157:07
2310.98:147:07
2410.98:137:08
2511.08:117:09
2611.08:107:10
2711.08:097:11
2811.18:077:11
2911.18:067:12
3011.18:047:13
3111.28:037:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Malargüe?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malargüe.

What to pack for Malargüe in August

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

In August, Malargüe sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Malargüe 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 Malargüe peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 14Jul 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul2Low
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malargüe?

Malargüe sits at 35.5°S, 69.6°W, 1,423 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Rafael, 149 km away.

Topography around Malargüe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malargüe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,418 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,642 m.

The land around Malargüe is covered by grassland (36%), shrubs (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
643 m
80 km
3,642 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
August weather nearby: San Rafael 149 km · Chimbarongo 158 km · Molina 159 km · Curicó 160 km · Rengo 166 km · Colbún 166 km · Sagrada Familia 172 km · San Clemente 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 Malargüe (-35.4779°, -69.5852°, elevation 1,423 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).