Tupungato weather in August

In August, Tupungato sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Tupungato's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tupungato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:18 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical August day in Tupungato reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-5
26-5
36-5
46-5
56-5
66-5
77-5
87-5
97-5
107-5
117-4
127-4
137-4
147-4
157-4
167-4
178-4
188-4
198-4
208-4
218-4
228-3
238-3
248-3
258-3
268-3
278-3
289-3
299-3
309-3
319-3

How August really feels in Tupungato

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tupungato weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°17325.30.4144.6
Feb20° / 15521.50.813.24.6
Mar18° / 15521.21.212.34.6
Apr14° / 11113.42.511.24.1
May10° / -1°8511.83.710.32.3
Jun / -4°789.86.59.80.6
Jul / -5°6896.7100.1
Aug / -4°729.56.110.81.2
Sep10° / -2°8610.95.711.82.4
Oct14° / 10612.94.312.84.0
Nov17° / 11114.52.613.75.4
Dec20° / 13318.81.314.25.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87525
97525
107525
117624
127723
137822
147822
157822
167822
177822
187822
197822
207822
217822
227822
237723
247624
257525
267525
277426
287327
297228
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Tupungato gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12919
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
133019
143019
153019
163019
173019
183019
193019
203020
213120
223120
233120
243121
253121
263221
273221
283322
293322
303423
313423

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 8:33 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:336:53
210.48:326:53
310.48:316:54
410.48:306:55
510.48:296:55
610.58:286:56
710.58:276:57
810.58:276:58
910.58:266:58
1010.68:256:59
1110.68:237:00
1210.68:227:00
1310.78:217:01
1410.78:207:02
1510.78:197:03
1610.88:187:03
1710.88:177:04
1810.88:167:05
1910.88:157:05
2010.98:137:06
2110.98:127:07
2210.98:117:08
2311.08:107:08
2411.08:097:09
2511.08:077:10
2611.18:067:10
2711.18:057:11
2811.18:037:12
2911.28:027:12
3011.28:017:13
3111.27:597:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 8.57 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tupungato?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tupungato.

What to pack for Tupungato in August

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

In August, Tupungato sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tupungato 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 Tupungato peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May6High
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tupungato?

Tupungato sits at 33.4°S, 69.1°W, 1,060 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Tunuyán, 27 km away.

Topography around Tupungato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tupungato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 824 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,927 m.

The land around Tupungato is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), bare terrain (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
824 m
80 km
5,927 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and ice
August weather nearby: Tunuyán 27 km · Perdriel 41 km · Rodeo del Medio 60 km · Mendoza 60 km · Rivadavia 67 km · San Martín 70 km · Peñalolén 129 km · Ñuñoa 133 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 Tupungato (-33.3693°, -69.1478°, elevation 1,060 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).