Pocito weather in August

In August, Pocito sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 2.6 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 71% 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 Pocito's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pocito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:13 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Pocito is human settlement in 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 Pocito reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)
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2183
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How August really feels in Pocito

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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pocito 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°286.6013.84.1
Feb31° / 19°275.1013.25.0
Mar29° / 16°315.7012.26.7
Apr24° / 12°214.3011.28.2
May20° / 112.90.110.47.7
Jun17° / 720.3106.9
Jul16° / 92.40.710.16.6
Aug19° / 112.60.610.87.9
Sep23° / 183.50.311.88.4
Oct26° / 13°275012.88.0
Nov29° / 16°276.4013.66.4
Dec32° / 18°336.80144.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98218
108218
118218
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318119

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Pocito gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
183
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1192
1292
1392
1482
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2082
2182
2281
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2481
2581
2681
2781
2881
2991
3091
3191

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
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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309calm
319calm

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 8:27 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:276:53
210.58:276:54
310.58:266:55
410.58:256:55
510.58:246:56
610.68:236:57
710.68:226:57
810.68:216:58
910.68:206:59
1010.78:206:59
1110.78:197:00
1210.78:187:01
1310.78:177:01
1410.88:167:02
1510.88:157:03
1610.88:137:03
1710.98:127:04
1810.98:117:05
1910.98:107:05
2010.98:097:06
2111.08:087:07
2211.08:077:07
2311.08:067:08
2411.18:047:09
2511.18:037:09
2611.18:027:10
2711.28:017:10
2811.28:007:11
2911.27:587:12
3011.37:577:12
3111.37:567:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
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284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pocito?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pocito in August

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

In August, Pocito sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Pocito 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 Pocito peaks around January 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pocito?

Pocito sits at 31.7°S, 68.6°W, 608 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rawson, 12 km away.

Topography around Pocito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pocito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,685 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,841 m.

The land around Pocito is covered by cropland (49%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), bare terrain (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
1,685 m
80 km
3,841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Rawson 12 km · San Juan 17 km · Santa Lucía 18 km · Villa Paula de Sarmiento 22 km · Chimbas 22 km · Villa General San Martín 28 km · Albardón 28 km · Caucete 29 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 Pocito (-31.6833°, -68.5833°, elevation 608 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).