Punta Alta weather in August

In August, Punta Alta sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 35 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Punta Alta's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punta Alta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 35 mm; 4.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:58 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 9th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Punta Alta is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded: 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Punta Alta reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	7
2	12	7
3	12	7
4	12	7
5	12	7
6	12	7
7	12	7
8	12	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	13	7
18	13	8
19	13	8
20	13	8
21	13	8
22	13	8
23	13	8
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

Punta Alta 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 19°	48	6.5	14.4	7.8
Feb	25° / 19°	61	6.4	13.5	7.9
Mar	23° / 17°	66	6.6	12.3	7.7
Apr	19° / 14°	55	5.9	11	6.8
May	15° / 11°	38	5.2	9.9	5.2
Jun	12° / 8°	29	4.3	9.3	3.7
Jul	11° / 6°	34	5.2	9.6	3.1
Aug	12° / 7°	35	4.8	10.5	3.9
Sep	15° / 9°	43	5.9	11.7	4.9
Oct	18° / 12°	60	7.2	13	6.3
Nov	21° / 15°	58	6.9	14.1	7.3
Dec	24° / 18°	54	5.9	14.7	8.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55
Cloudier (%)	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Punta Alta gets around 35 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	15
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	16

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	light breeze
2	20	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	light breeze
5	20	light breeze
6	20	light breeze
7	20	light breeze
8	20	light breeze
9	20	light breeze
10	20	breezy
11	20	breezy
12	20	breezy
13	20	breezy
14	20	light breeze
15	20	light breeze
16	20	light breeze
17	20	light breeze
18	20	light breeze
19	20	light breeze
20	20	light breeze
21	20	light breeze
22	20	light breeze
23	20	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:16 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:47	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:39	7:38	7:36
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	8:16	6:13
2	10.0	8:15	6:14
3	10.0	8:14	6:15
4	10.0	8:13	6:15
5	10.1	8:12	6:16
6	10.1	8:11	6:17
7	10.1	8:10	6:18
8	10.2	8:08	6:19
9	10.2	8:07	6:20
10	10.2	8:06	6:21
11	10.3	8:05	6:22
12	10.3	8:04	6:23
13	10.4	8:02	6:24
14	10.4	8:01	6:25
15	10.4	8:00	6:26
16	10.5	7:58	6:26
17	10.5	7:57	6:27
18	10.5	7:56	6:28
19	10.6	7:54	6:29
20	10.6	7:53	6:30
21	10.7	7:51	6:31
22	10.7	7:50	6:32
23	10.7	7:48	6:33
24	10.8	7:47	6:34
25	10.8	7:45	6:35
26	10.9	7:44	6:36
27	10.9	7:42	6:37
28	10.9	7:41	6:38
29	11.0	7:39	6:39
30	11.0	7:38	6:39
31	11.1	7:36	6:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.5	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Punta Alta?

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

3.9

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 Punta Alta.

What to pack for Punta Alta in August

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

In August, Punta Alta sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Punta Alta in August

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 22°C and coldest in August near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 8 to Mar 20 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	22	22	21	17	14	11	9	9	11	15	18	21
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	22	Refreshing
Feb	22	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	17	Cool
May	14	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	9	Bracing
Aug	9	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	15	Bracing
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Punta Alta in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Punta Alta peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	8	6	3	2	2	3	5	7	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Punta Alta?

Punta Alta sits at 38.9°S, 62.1°W, 3 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Bahía Blanca, 25 km away.

Topography around Punta Alta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punta Alta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,217 m.

The land around Punta Alta is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (31%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (31%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

grassland 39%

16 km

81 m

water 31%

80 km

1,217 m

cropland 36%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← July Punta Alta year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Bahía Blanca 25 km · Coronel Pringles 118 km · Pigüé 145 km · Coronel Suárez 159 km · Tres Arroyos 166 km · Río Colorado 175 km · Carmen de Patagones 227 km · Viedma 229 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

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 Punta Alta (-38.8805°, -62.075°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	7
2	12	7
3	12	7
4	12	7
5	12	7
6	12	7
7	12	7
8	12	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	13	7
18	13	8
19	13	8
20	13	8
21	13	8
22	13	8
23	13	8
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	15
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	7
2	12	7
3	12	7
4	12	7
5	12	7
6	12	7
7	12	7
8	12	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	13	7
18	13	8
19	13	8
20	13	8
21	13	8
22	13	8
23	13	8
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	15
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	7
2	12	7
3	12	7
4	12	7
5	12	7
6	12	7
7	12	7
8	12	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	13	7
18	13	8
19	13	8
20	13	8
21	13	8
22	13	8
23	13	8
24	13	8
25	13	8
26	13	8
27	13	8
28	13	8
29	13	8
30	13	8
31	13	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	15
13	15
14	15
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1