Olavarría weather in August

In August, Olavarría sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 54 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Olavarría's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olavarría's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:48 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Olavarría is city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Density
3,738/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Olavarría reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°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)
1133
2133
3133
4133
5133
6133
7143
8143
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15154
16154
17154
18154
19154
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25155
26155
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

How August really feels in Olavarría

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Olavarría 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
Jan28° / 15°929.314.26.8
Feb26° / 15°757.813.47.1
Mar24° / 13°81812.37.4
Apr20° / 10°857.811.16.7
May16° / 475.710.15.6
Jun13° / 374.69.54.0
Jul12° / 385.29.73.6
Aug15° / 54510.64.9
Sep17° / 626.811.75.7
Oct20° / 909.2136.4
Nov23° / 11°948.9147.2
Dec26° / 14°808.614.57.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24951
34951
45050
55050
65050
75050
85149
95149
105149
115248
125248
135347
145347
155347
165347
175347
185347
195248
205248
215347
225347
235248
245248
255248
265149
275149
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Olavarría gets around 54 mm of rain over 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1818
1918
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2818
2918
3019
3119

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 97% 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
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139721
149721
159721
169721
179721
189721
199721
209721
219721
229721
239721
249721
259721
269721
279631
289631
299631
309631
319631

Wind in August

Winds average 15 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
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 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 8:05 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:056:10
210.18:046:11
310.28:036:12
410.28:026:13
510.28:016:13
610.28:006:14
710.37:596:15
810.37:586:16
910.37:566:17
1010.47:556:18
1110.47:546:18
1210.47:536:19
1310.57:526:20
1410.57:516:21
1510.57:496:22
1610.67:486:23
1710.67:476:24
1810.67:466:24
1910.77:446:25
2010.77:436:26
2110.87:426:27
2210.87:406:28
2310.87:396:29
2410.97:376:29
2510.97:366:30
2610.97:356:31
2711.07:336:32
2811.07:326:33
2911.17:306:34
3011.17:296:35
3111.17:276:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Olavarría?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Olavarría for sightseeing.

What to pack for Olavarría in August

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

In August, Olavarría sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Olavarría in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Olavarría peaks around January 1 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 13Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Olavarría?

Olavarría sits at 36.9°S, 60.3°W, 163 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Azul, 43 km away.

Topography around Olavarría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olavarría has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Olavarría is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Azul 43 km · Benito Juárez 98 km · San Carlos de Bolívar 102 km · Tandil 116 km · Las Flores 147 km · Saladillo 148 km · Coronel Pringles 152 km · Coronel Suárez 156 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 Olavarría (-36.8938°, -60.3232°, elevation 163 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).