El Torno weather in August

In August, El Torno sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 50 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is El Torno's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Torno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:36 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

El Torno is city in El Torno municipality, Bolivia.

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in El Torno reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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El Torno weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°19018.2134.9
Feb27° / 20°15916.412.65.1
Mar27° / 19°13414.512.15.6
Apr26° / 18°7110.511.66.5
May23° / 15°6810.511.26.6
Jun22° / 14°6510.210.96.5
Jul22° / 14°557.8117.1
Aug24° / 15°506.511.47.7
Sep26° / 17°647.511.97.0
Oct28° / 19°8810.912.46.2
Nov28° / 19°12912.512.85.7
Dec28° / 20°18117.413.15.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
46040
55941
65941
75842
85842
95842
105842
115743
125842
135842
145941
155941
166139
176238
186337
196436
206535
216634
226733
236733
246931
256931
267030
277030
287030
297030
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

El Torno gets around 50 mm of rain over 6.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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523
623
723
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923
1023
1123
1223
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1522
1622
1721
1821
1920
2020
2120
2220
2319
2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
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3019
3119

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14224285
24224286
34124286
44125286
54125287
64025287
74025287
84025288
93925288
103925288
113825288
123826288
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243424339
253423339
263522349
2735223410
2835213410
2935203410
3035203511
3135193412

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:445:55
211.26:445:55
311.26:435:56
411.26:435:56
511.26:425:56
611.26:425:57
711.36:415:57
811.36:415:57
911.36:405:57
1011.36:405:58
1111.36:395:58
1211.36:395:58
1311.36:385:58
1411.46:375:59
1511.46:375:59
1611.46:365:59
1711.46:355:59
1811.46:356:00
1911.46:346:00
2011.46:336:00
2111.56:336:00
2211.56:326:01
2311.56:316:01
2411.56:306:01
2511.56:306:01
2611.56:296:01
2711.66:286:02
2811.66:276:02
2911.66:266:02
3011.66:266:02
3111.66:256:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
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34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
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94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
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174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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214.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for El Torno

In seasonPeak

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

El Torno's rainy season runs October–March, 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 El Torno?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Torno in August

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

In August, El Torno sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in El Torno in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Torno peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in El Torno 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 El Torno is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.5× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2027 µg/m³May 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is El Torno?

El Torno sits at 18.0°S, 63.4°W, 572 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz, 32 km away.

MizqueCamiriSucre

Topography around El Torno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Torno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 567 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,562 m.

The land around El Torno is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
861 m
80 km
2,562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Santa Cruz 32 km · Cotoca 41 km · Warnes 59 km · Montero 75 km · Villa Yapacaní 82 km · Mizque 207 km · Camiri 227 km · Sucre 229 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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 El Torno (-18.0001°, -63.3871°, elevation 572 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).