Rufino weather in August

In August, Rufino sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 32 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rufino's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rufino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:54 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Rufino is city in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
22/km²
people per km²

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Rufino reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°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)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7176
8176
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
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Rufino 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°1049.3145.8
Feb28° / 18°1058.513.36.6
Mar26° / 16°1078.612.37.2
Apr22° / 12°887.811.27.3
May19° / 475.210.26.7
Jun16° / 203.29.85.6
Jul15° / 193.59.95.3
Aug18° / 323.410.76.8
Sep20° / 586.211.87.1
Oct23° / 12°1099.912.97.0
Nov26° / 15°989.113.87.0
Dec28° / 17°1179.714.26.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36535
46535
56535
66535
76634
86634
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
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186535
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206535
216436
226337
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256337
266238
276238
286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rufino gets around 32 mm of rain over 3.4 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 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
611
711
811
911
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2111
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2814
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3014
3115

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 (%)
19541
29631
39631
49631
59631
69631
79631
89631
99631
109631
119631
129631
139631
149631
159541
169541
179541
189442
199442
209442
219442
229442
239442
249442
259442
269442
279442
289352
299352
309352
319262

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 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 8:09 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:096:25
210.38:086:26
310.38:076:27
410.48:066:27
510.48:056:28
610.48:046:29
710.48:036:29
810.58:026:30
910.58:016:31
1010.58:006:32
1110.67:596:32
1210.67:586:33
1310.67:576:34
1410.67:566:35
1510.77:556:35
1610.77:546:36
1710.77:526:37
1810.87:516:38
1910.87:506:38
2010.87:496:39
2110.97:486:40
2210.97:466:41
2310.97:456:41
2411.07:446:42
2511.07:436:43
2611.07:416:44
2711.17:406:44
2811.17:396:45
2911.17:376:46
3011.27:366:47
3111.27:346:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rufino?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rufino for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rufino in August

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

In August, Rufino sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Rufino in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rufino peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rufino?

Rufino sits at 34.3°S, 62.7°W, 116 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Laboulaye, 64 km away.

Topography around Rufino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rufino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m.

The land around Rufino is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
62 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Laboulaye 64 km · Venado Tuerto 89 km · General Villegas 90 km · Lincoln 127 km · Firmat 144 km · Colón 154 km · Junín 166 km · Los Toldos 174 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 Rufino (-34.2624°, -62.7113°, elevation 116 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).