Monteros weather in August

In August, Monteros sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Monteros's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monteros's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:55 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Monteros is human settlement.

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in Monteros reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°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)
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2196
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5197
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9207
10207
11207
12207
13207
14207
15208
16208
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21218
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23219
24219
25229
26229
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28229
29229
30229
312210

Monteros weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°34625.9013.53.6
Feb28° / 19°27624.30134.0
Mar26° / 18°26725.1012.24.4
Apr23° / 15°17819.2011.45.4
May20° / 11°11215.80.210.75.6
Jun18° / 6510.80.310.35.8
Jul18° / 508.31.210.56.3
Aug20° / 569.30.7117.0
Sep23° / 11°8411.90.411.86.8
Oct26° / 15°16318.60.112.75.6
Nov27° / 17°20821.5013.34.7
Dec29° / 19°27423.7013.73.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97624
107624
117624
127723
137723
147822
157822
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227921
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277525
287525
297426
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Monteros gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1284
2284
3293
4293
5293
6303
7303
8303
9303
10302
11302
12302
13302
14292
15292
16292
17292
18292
19292
20292
21292
22292
23302
24302
25302
26302
27302
28302
29312
30312
31322

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 (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59820
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149910
159820
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199730
209730
219640
229640
239550
249550
259460
269460
279271
289271
299181
309181
319181

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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204calm
214calm
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234calm
244calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 8:07 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:076:49
210.78:066:50
310.78:066:50
410.88:056:51
510.88:046:51
610.88:046:52
710.88:036:52
810.88:026:53
910.98:016:53
1010.98:006:54
1110.98:006:54
1210.97:596:55
1311.07:586:55
1411.07:576:56
1511.07:566:56
1611.07:556:57
1711.17:546:57
1811.17:536:58
1911.17:526:59
2011.17:516:59
2111.27:506:59
2211.27:497:00
2311.27:487:00
2411.27:477:01
2511.37:467:01
2611.37:457:02
2711.37:447:02
2811.37:437:03
2911.47:427:03
3011.47:417:04
3111.47:407:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Monteros

In seasonPeak

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

Monteros's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Monteros?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Monteros for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Monteros in August

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

In August, Monteros sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Monteros in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monteros peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 18UV 14Jul 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Monteros 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 Monteros is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2437 µg/m³May 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul22Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monteros?

Monteros sits at 27.2°S, 65.5°W, 325 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Famaillá, 16 km away.

Topography around Monteros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monteros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,270 m.

The land around Monteros is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (34%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
5,270 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Famaillá 16 km · Bella Vista 25 km · Aguilares 31 km · Yerba Buena 44 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 48 km · Alderetes 53 km · Tafí Viejo 54 km · Termas de Río Hondo 73 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 Monteros (-27.1683°, -65.4989°, elevation 325 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).