San José de Metán weather in August

In August, San José de Metán sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is San José de Metán's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San José de Metán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:51 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in San José de Metán reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 29°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)
1195
2205
3205
4205
5205
6205
7205
8205
9206
10206
11216
12216
13216
14216
15216
16216
17216
18216
19227
20227
21227
22227
23227
24227
25227
26227
27228
28238
29238
30238
31238

San José de Metán weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°25321.713.44.7
Feb25° / 17°20519.712.94.9
Mar24° / 16°16919.512.25.3
Apr22° / 13°831311.46.0
May19° / 368.310.86.4
Jun18° / 164.810.46.9
Jul18° / 113.410.67.3
Aug21° / 133.111.18.1
Sep24° / 204.411.88.1
Oct26° / 13°6611.312.66.6
Nov26° / 15°10815.413.25.7
Dec27° / 17°20219.513.65.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97525
107525
117525
127525
137624
147624
157624
167624
177723
187822
197822
207822
217822
227822
237723
247723
257723
267624
277624
287624
297525
307525
317426

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San José de Metán gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
711
811
911
1011
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
179
189
199
209
219
229
239
249
259
269
279
289
2910
3010
3110

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:026:50
210.88:016:50
310.88:016:51
410.98:006:51
510.98:006:52
610.97:596:52
710.97:586:53
810.97:576:53
910.97:576:54
1011.07:566:54
1111.07:556:55
1211.07:546:55
1311.07:546:56
1411.17:536:56
1511.17:526:56
1611.17:516:57
1711.17:506:57
1811.17:496:58
1911.27:486:58
2011.27:476:59
2111.27:466:59
2211.27:467:00
2311.37:457:00
2411.37:447:00
2511.37:437:01
2611.37:427:01
2711.47:417:02
2811.47:407:02
2911.47:397:03
3011.47:377:03
3111.57:367:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for San José de Metán

In seasonPeak

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

San José de Metán's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit San José de Metán?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit San José de Metán for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San José de Metán in August

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

In August, San José de Metán sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in San José de Metán in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San José de Metán peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San José de Metán?

San José de Metán sits at 25.5°S, 65.0°W, 828 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rosario de la Frontera, 34 km away.

Topography around San José de Metán

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San José de Metán.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San José de Metán has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 867 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,789 m.

The land around San José de Metán is covered by cropland (45%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
1,623 m
80 km
2,789 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Rosario de la Frontera 34 km · Rosario de Lerma 83 km · San José de los Cerrillos 84 km · Salta 89 km · General Güemes 92 km · Joaquín V. González 95 km · San Lorenzo 99 km · Cafayate 119 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 San José de Metán (-25.4971°, -64.9711°, elevation 828 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).