Santa Clara del Mar weather in August

In August, Santa Clara del Mar sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santa Clara del Mar's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Clara del Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 60 mm; 6.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:38 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 8th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical August day in Santa Clara del Mar reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°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	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Santa Clara del Mar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	81	8.5	14.3	7.4
Feb	24° / 17°	74	7.6	13.5	7.4
Mar	22° / 15°	72	7.9	12.3	7.2
Apr	19° / 12°	80	8	11.1	6.5
May	16° / 10°	48	6.5	10	5.3
Jun	13° / 7°	59	6.2	9.4	3.9
Jul	12° / 6°	53	6.4	9.6	3.4
Aug	13° / 7°	60	6.8	10.5	4.1
Sep	15° / 8°	60	7.1	11.7	4.7
Oct	17° / 10°	83	9.3	13	5.7
Nov	20° / 12°	83	9.4	14	6.6
Dec	23° / 15°	70	8	14.6	7.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 53%.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	45	44	44	46	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	48	48
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	55	56	56	54	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	46	54
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Clara del Mar gets around 60 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 24% 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 (%)	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24

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

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 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	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	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	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:23 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)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:55	5:57
2	10.1	7:54	5:58
3	10.1	7:53	5:59
4	10.1	7:52	5:59
5	10.1	7:51	6:00
6	10.2	7:50	6:01
7	10.2	7:49	6:02
8	10.2	7:48	6:03
9	10.3	7:47	6:04
10	10.3	7:46	6:05
11	10.3	7:45	6:06
12	10.4	7:43	6:06
13	10.4	7:42	6:07
14	10.5	7:41	6:08
15	10.5	7:40	6:09
16	10.5	7:38	6:10
17	10.6	7:37	6:11
18	10.6	7:36	6:12
19	10.6	7:34	6:13
20	10.7	7:33	6:13
21	10.7	7:32	6:14
22	10.8	7:30	6:15
23	10.8	7:29	6:16
24	10.8	7:27	6:17
25	10.9	7:26	6:18
26	10.9	7:24	6:19
27	10.9	7:23	6:20
28	11.0	7:21	6:21
29	11.0	7:20	6:21
30	11.1	7:18	6:22
31	11.1	7:17	6:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.04 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)	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	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	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5
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	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.6	Moderate
5	2.6	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.2	Moderate
21	3.2	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Santa Clara del Mar?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Santa Clara del Mar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Clara del Mar in August

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

In August, Santa Clara del Mar sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Santa Clara del Mar in August

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 21 to Mar 13 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	21	20	18	15	13	11	10	11	13	15	18
Comfort	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Cool
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	18	Cool
May	15	Cool
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	15	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Santa Clara del Mar 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 Santa Clara del Mar peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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)	12	11	8	5	3	2	2	3	5	7	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Clara del Mar?

Santa Clara del Mar sits at 37.8°S, 57.5°W, 10 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Mar del Plata, 19 km away.

Topography around Santa Clara del Mar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Clara del Mar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Clara del Mar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Santa Clara del Mar is covered by water (30%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, water (42%), cropland (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (32%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

35 m

water 30%

16 km

52 m

water 42%

80 km

384 m

grassland 34%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← July Santa Clara del Mar year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Mar del Plata 19 km · Miramar 57 km · Balcarce 66 km · Villa Gesell 79 km · General Juan Madariaga 98 km · Pinamar 98 km · Ayacucho 115 km · Necochea 134 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 Santa Clara del Mar (-37.8344°, -57.5075°, elevation 10 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	6
2	12	6
3	13	6
4	13	6
5	13	6
6	13	6
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	6
10	13	6
11	13	6
12	13	6
13	13	6
14	13	6
15	13	7
16	13	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	7
22	14	7
23	14	7
24	14	7
25	14	7
26	14	7
27	14	7
28	14	7
29	14	7
30	14	7
31	14	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	46	54
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	46	54
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	46	54
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3