Huanuni weather in August

In August, Huanuni sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 4.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Huanuni's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huanuni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:50 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
29%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Huanuni is city in Bolivia.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical August day in Huanuni reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
114-2
214-2
314-2
414-2
514-2
614-2
714-2
814-2
914-2
1014-2
1114-2
1214-2
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3115-1

How August really feels in Huanuni

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.

Huanuni weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 21827.21.1132.2
Feb13° / 18024.60.812.62.2
Mar14° / 14124.70.512.12.6
Apr14° / 5413.70.311.63.9
May14° / -1°113.20.311.25.2
Jun13° / -3°61.50.510.94.9
Jul13° / -3°102.81.1114.7
Aug14° / -2°174.21.211.45.2
Sep16° / 348.80.911.95.2
Oct16° / 6313.70.612.44.8
Nov16° / 8416.80.312.94.2
Dec15° / 16423.90.813.13.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38416
48416
58416
68317
78317
88317
98317
108218
118218
128218
138218
148218
158218
168218
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208218
218317
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278218
288317
298218
308218
318119

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Huanuni gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 4.2 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1103
2103
3103
4113
5113
6123
7123
8133
9144
10144
11154
12154
13164
14165
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22155
23155
24155
25164
26164
27164
28174
29183
30183
31193

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
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3100
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31100

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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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 6:58 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:586:08
211.26:586:09
311.26:586:09
411.26:576:09
511.26:576:10
611.26:566:10
711.26:566:10
811.36:556:11
911.36:546:11
1011.36:546:11
1111.36:536:11
1211.36:536:12
1311.36:526:12
1411.36:516:12
1511.46:516:12
1611.46:506:13
1711.46:496:13
1811.46:496:13
1911.46:486:13
2011.46:476:14
2111.56:476:14
2211.56:466:14
2311.56:456:14
2411.56:446:15
2511.56:446:15
2611.56:436:15
2711.66:426:15
2811.66:416:15
2911.66:406:16
3011.66:406:16
3111.66:396:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 6.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Huanuni

In seasonPeak

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

Huanuni's monsoon runs December–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 Huanuni?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Huanuni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huanuni in August

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

In August, Huanuni sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near -2°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Huanuni in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huanuni peaks around January 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 19Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Huanuni?

Huanuni sits at 18.3°S, 66.8°W, 3,963 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Llallagua, 31 km away.

Sipe SipeVintoQuillacolloColcapirhuaCochabambaTiquipaya

Topography around Huanuni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huanuni has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 m around an average of 4,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,566 m.

The land around Huanuni is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
725 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
2,566 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Llallagua 31 km · Oruro 45 km · Sipe Sipe 106 km · Vinto 114 km · Quillacollo 116 km · Colcapirhua 119 km · Cochabamba 124 km · Tiquipaya 124 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 Huanuni (-18.289°, -66.8358°, elevation 3,963 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).