Río Tercero weather in August

In August, Río Tercero sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 17 mm of precipitation 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Río Tercero's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Tercero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:56 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Río Tercero is city in the Córdoba Province.

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Río Tercero reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 13°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)
1175
2175
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Río Tercero 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
Jan29° / 18°11911.713.95.4
Feb27° / 17°10910.713.26.4
Mar26° / 16°981012.27.0
Apr23° / 13°697.411.27.5
May19° / 334.510.47.0
Jun16° / 132.39.96.2
Jul16° / 122.310.16.1
Aug19° / 172.410.87.5
Sep22° / 354.711.87.8
Oct24° / 12°788.712.87.3
Nov27° / 15°9310.813.66.6
Dec29° / 17°11911.514.15.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37525
47525
57525
67624
77624
87723
97723
107723
117723
127723
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147723
157723
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287129
297228
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317228

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Río Tercero gets around 17 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
118
128
137
147
157
167
177
187
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
149730
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209541
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259541
269451
279451
289451
299451
309361
319361

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 8:10 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:106:35
210.48:106:35
310.58:096:36
410.58:086:37
510.58:076:37
610.58:066:38
710.68:056:39
810.68:046:39
910.68:036:40
1010.68:026:41
1110.78:016:41
1210.78:006:42
1310.77:596:43
1410.87:586:43
1510.87:576:44
1610.87:566:45
1710.87:556:45
1810.97:546:46
1910.97:536:47
2010.97:526:48
2111.07:516:48
2211.07:496:49
2311.07:486:49
2411.17:476:50
2511.17:466:51
2611.17:456:51
2711.17:436:52
2811.27:426:53
2911.27:416:53
3011.27:406:54
3111.37:386:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Río Tercero

In seasonPeak

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

Río Tercero'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 Río Tercero?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Río Tercero in August

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

In August, Río Tercero sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Río Tercero 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 Río Tercero 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
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Río Tercero?

Río Tercero sits at 32.2°S, 64.1°W, 372 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Embalse, 27 km away.

Topography around Río Tercero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Tercero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 381 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,550 m.

The land around Río Tercero is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), cropland (32%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
2,550 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Embalse 27 km · Pilar 59 km · Río Segundo 62 km · Alta Gracia 66 km · Cordoba 86 km · Villa María 86 km · Villa Nueva 86 km · Villa del Rosario 88 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 Río Tercero (-32.1767°, -64.1129°, elevation 372 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).