Santiago del Estero weather in August

In August, Santiago del Estero sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santiago del Estero's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago del Estero's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 12 mm; 2 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:51 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 1st clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; out of 10

Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina.

Density: 119/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1553

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Santiago del Estero reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C warmer than July and about 3°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13

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

How August really feels in Santiago del Estero

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Santiago del Estero 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	147	12.8	13.6	3.2
Feb	32° / 22°	116	10.6	13	3.9
Mar	30° / 20°	124	11.3	12.2	5.0
Apr	27° / 17°	68	8.3	11.4	7.0
May	23° / 13°	22	4.6	10.6	7.8
Jun	21° / 10°	15	3.7	10.3	7.5
Jul	21° / 8°	11	2.5	10.4	8.1
Aug	25° / 11°	12	2	11	8.7
Sep	28° / 14°	28	3.9	11.8	7.6
Oct	30° / 18°	60	7.3	12.7	5.5
Nov	32° / 20°	86	9.3	13.4	4.3
Dec	33° / 22°	130	11.7	13.7	3.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 22%.

	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 (%)	76	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	80	80	79	80	79	79	78	78	77
Cloudier (%)	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	21	20	21	21	22	22	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	80	20
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	77	23

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santiago del Estero gets around 12 mm of rain over 2 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 10% 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 (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10

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

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 91% 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87
Comfortable (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	92	7	1
4	92	7	1
5	92	7	1
6	92	7	1
7	92	7	1
8	93	6	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	93	6	1
14	93	6	1
15	93	6	1
16	92	6	2
17	92	6	2
18	92	6	2
19	91	7	2
20	91	7	2
21	91	7	2
22	91	7	2
23	89	8	3
24	89	8	3
25	89	8	3
26	89	8	3
27	89	8	3
28	88	9	3
29	88	9	3
30	87	9	4
31	87	9	4

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 24 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 8:03 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:59 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)	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	8:03	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:00	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:35
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	8:03	6:43
2	10.7	8:02	6:44
3	10.7	8:02	6:44
4	10.7	8:01	6:45
5	10.7	8:00	6:45
6	10.8	8:00	6:46
7	10.8	7:59	6:46
8	10.8	7:58	6:47
9	10.8	7:57	6:47
10	10.9	7:56	6:48
11	10.9	7:56	6:49
12	10.9	7:55	6:49
13	10.9	7:54	6:50
14	11.0	7:53	6:50
15	11.0	7:52	6:51
16	11.0	7:51	6:51
17	11.0	7:50	6:52
18	11.1	7:49	6:52
19	11.1	7:48	6:53
20	11.1	7:47	6:53
21	11.1	7:46	6:54
22	11.2	7:45	6:54
23	11.2	7:44	6:55
24	11.2	7:43	6:55
25	11.2	7:42	6:56
26	11.3	7:41	6:56
27	11.3	7:40	6:57
28	11.3	7:39	6:57
29	11.3	7:38	6:58
30	11.4	7:36	6:58
31	11.4	7:35	6:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.4 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)	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Santiago del Estero

In seasonPeak

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

Santiago del Estero's rainy season runs November–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 Santiago del Estero?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Santiago del Estero for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santiago del Estero in August

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

In August, Santiago del Estero sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Santiago del Estero in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santiago del Estero peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	11	7	6	4	4	6	8	11	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santiago del Estero?

Santiago del Estero sits at 27.8°S, 64.3°W, 176 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Termas de Río Hondo, 68 km away.

Topography around Santiago del Estero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago del Estero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m.

The land around Santiago del Estero is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

artificial surfaces 78%

16 km

105 m

trees 44%

80 km

595 m

trees 44%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Santiago del Estero year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Termas de Río Hondo 68 km · Bella Vista 133 km · Aguilares 139 km · Alderetes 140 km · Famaillá 140 km · Monteros 141 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 144 km · Yerba Buena 150 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 Santiago del Estero (-27.8005°, -64.2629°, elevation 176 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	80	20
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	92	7	1
4	92	7	1
5	92	7	1
6	92	7	1
7	92	7	1
8	93	6	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	93	6	1
14	93	6	1
15	93	6	1
16	92	6	2
17	92	6	2
18	92	6	2
19	91	7	2
20	91	7	2
21	91	7	2
22	91	7	2
23	89	8	3
24	89	8	3
25	89	8	3
26	89	8	3
27	89	8	3
28	88	9	3
29	88	9	3
30	87	9	4
31	87	9	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	80	20
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	92	7	1
4	92	7	1
5	92	7	1
6	92	7	1
7	92	7	1
8	93	6	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	93	6	1
14	93	6	1
15	93	6	1
16	92	6	2
17	92	6	2
18	92	6	2
19	91	7	2
20	91	7	2
21	91	7	2
22	91	7	2
23	89	8	3
24	89	8	3
25	89	8	3
26	89	8	3
27	89	8	3
28	88	9	3
29	88	9	3
30	87	9	4
31	87	9	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	80	20
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	77	23

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	92	7	1
4	92	7	1
5	92	7	1
6	92	7	1
7	92	7	1
8	93	6	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	93	6	1
14	93	6	1
15	93	6	1
16	92	6	2
17	92	6	2
18	92	6	2
19	91	7	2
20	91	7	2
21	91	7	2
22	91	7	2
23	89	8	3
24	89	8	3
25	89	8	3
26	89	8	3
27	89	8	3
28	88	9	3
29	88	9	3
30	87	9	4
31	87	9	4