Pilar weather in August

In August, Pilar sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pilar's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:55 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Pilar is city in Córdoba, 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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pilar reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°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)
1175
2185
3185
4185
5185
6185
7186
8186
9186
10196
11196
12196
13196
14196
15196
16196
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20207
21207
22207
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24207
25218
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30218
31218

Pilar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°10810.113.85.3
Feb28° / 18°899.813.26.3
Mar26° / 16°899.212.27.0
Apr23° / 13°61711.27.6
May20° / 294.310.47.2
Jun17° / 153106.5
Jul16° / 122.510.16.5
Aug19° / 152.410.87.7
Sep22° / 304.411.88.0
Oct25° / 13°688.212.87.4
Nov28° / 16°839.713.66.5
Dec30° / 18°10210.8145.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47723
57822
67822
77822
87822
97822
107921
117921
127921
137921
147921
157723
167723
177723
187723
197723
207723
217624
227624
237624
247624
257525
267525
277426
287426
297426
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pilar gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
78
88
98
108
118
127
137
147
157
166
176
186
196
207
217
227
237
248
258
269
279
2810
2910
3011
3111

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119730
129730
139730
149730
159730
169541
179541
189541
199541
209541
219451
229451
239451
249451
259451
269262
279361
289361
299271
309271
319271

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:08 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:086:35
210.58:086:35
310.58:076:36
410.58:066:37
510.58:056:37
610.68:046:38
710.68:046:39
810.68:036:39
910.68:026:40
1010.78:016:41
1110.78:006:41
1210.77:596:42
1310.77:586:43
1410.87:576:43
1510.87:566:44
1610.87:556:45
1710.97:546:45
1810.97:526:46
1910.97:516:47
2010.97:506:47
2111.07:496:48
2211.07:486:48
2311.07:476:49
2411.17:466:50
2511.17:446:50
2611.17:436:51
2711.27:426:52
2811.27:416:52
2911.27:396:53
3011.37:386:54
3111.37:376:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.07 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
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pilar

In seasonPeak

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

Pilar'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 Pilar?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pilar in August

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

In August, Pilar sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Pilar 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 Pilar peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pilar?

Pilar sits at 31.7°S, 63.9°W, 328 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Río Segundo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Pilar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,882 m.

The land around Pilar is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
1,882 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Río Segundo 4.0 km · Villa del Rosario 36 km · Cordoba 42 km · Alta Gracia 52 km · La Calera 57 km · Villa Allende 58 km · Río Tercero 59 km · Unquillo 64 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 Pilar (-31.6813°, -63.8824°, elevation 328 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).