San Pedro de Jujuy weather in August

In August, San Pedro de Jujuy sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 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 Pedro de Jujuy's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Pedro de Jujuy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:49 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

San Pedro de Jujuy is city in the province of Jujuy, Argentina.

Density
27/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in San Pedro de Jujuy reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1227
2228
3228
4238
5238
6238
7238
8238
9238
10238
11248
12249
13249
14249
15249
16249
17249
18259
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302611
312611

San Pedro de Jujuy weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°19818.913.34.2
Feb28° / 19°18317.412.84.7
Mar26° / 18°16017.812.25.3
Apr24° / 15°7712.811.56.4
May21° / 12°317.210.86.9
Jun20° / 113.310.57.4
Jul21° / 82.610.77.9
Aug24° / 92.311.28.6
Sep27° / 13°153.511.87.7
Oct29° / 16°569.612.65.5
Nov30° / 18°10013.413.24.7
Dec30° / 20°17017.813.54.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37327
47327
57228
67129
77129
87228
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167228
177327
187426
197426
207525
217525
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237624
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287525
297525
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Pedro de Jujuy gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
117
127
137
147
157
167
176
186
196
206
216
226
236
247
257
267
277
288
298
308
318

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29361
39361
49361
59361
69361
79451
89451
99451
109550
119550
129640
139640
149640
159640
169640
179550
189550
199550
209460
219460
229361
239361
249271
259271
269271
279271
289082
299082
309082
319082

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.98:006:51
210.97:596:52
310.97:586:52
410.97:586:53
510.97:576:53
611.07:576:54
711.07:566:54
811.07:556:55
911.07:546:55
1011.07:546:55
1111.07:536:56
1211.17:526:56
1311.17:516:57
1411.17:516:57
1511.17:506:58
1611.17:496:58
1711.27:486:58
1811.27:476:59
1911.27:466:59
2011.27:467:00
2111.37:457:00
2211.37:447:01
2311.37:437:01
2411.37:427:01
2511.37:417:02
2611.47:407:02
2711.47:397:02
2811.47:387:03
2911.47:377:03
3011.57:367:04
3111.57:357:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.56 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
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
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 Pedro de Jujuy

In seasonPeak

None of San Pedro de Jujuy'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 Pedro de Jujuy's monsoon runs November–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 Pedro de Jujuy?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit San Pedro de Jujuy for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Pedro de Jujuy in August

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

In August, San Pedro de Jujuy sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Pedro de Jujuy 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 Pedro de Jujuy 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 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in San Pedro de Jujuy in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in San Pedro de Jujuy is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.6× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 2326 µg/m³May 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Pedro de Jujuy?

San Pedro de Jujuy sits at 24.2°S, 64.9°W, 587 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Palpalá, 35 km away.

Topography around San Pedro de Jujuy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Pedro de Jujuy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 598 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,109 m.

The land around San Pedro de Jujuy is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
1,018 m
80 km
5,109 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Palpalá 35 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 44 km · Libertador General San Martín 47 km · General Güemes 53 km · San Lorenzo 84 km · Salta 85 km · San José de los Cerrillos 97 km · Santa Rosa 103 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 Pedro de Jujuy (-24.2313°, -64.8661°, elevation 587 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).