Mizque weather in August

In August, Mizque sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Mizque's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:44 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Mizque is place in Cochabamba Department, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mizque reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Mizque weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°18120.3134.9
Feb22° / 13°16519.212.64.7
Mar22° / 12°13217.212.15.4
Apr22° / 11°6410.411.66.4
May21° / 386.811.27.1
Jun21° / 194.210.97.6
Jul21° / 215117.5
Aug22° / 356.411.47.5
Sep23° / 10°488.811.97.1
Oct24° / 12°7512.312.46.4
Nov23° / 12°10214.412.85.9
Dec23° / 13°14516.813.15.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37129
47129
57030
67030
77030
86931
96931
106832
116832
126832
136832
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166931
177030
187129
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217129
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257327
267327
277327
287327
297426
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mizque gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
518
619
719
819
920
1021
1121
1222
1322
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2322
2422
2522
2621
2721
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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287calm
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317calm

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 6:52 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:526:03
211.26:516:03
311.26:516:04
411.26:516:04
511.26:506:04
611.26:506:04
711.36:496:05
811.36:496:05
911.36:486:05
1011.36:476:06
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1211.36:466:06
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1411.46:456:07
1511.46:446:07
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1711.46:436:07
1811.46:426:08
1911.46:426:08
2011.46:416:08
2111.56:406:08
2211.56:406:08
2311.56:396:09
2411.56:386:09
2511.56:376:09
2611.56:376:09
2711.66:366:09
2811.66:356:10
2911.66:346:10
3011.66:336:10
3111.66:336:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
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155.3Bright
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175.3Bright
185.4Bright
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215.5Bright
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245.6Bright
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265.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mizque

In seasonPeak

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

Mizque's monsoon runs November–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 Mizque?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Mizque for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mizque in August

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

In August, Mizque sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Mizque in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mizque peaks around January 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 17Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mizque?

Mizque sits at 17.9°S, 65.3°W, 2,014 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Punata, 69 km away.

SacabaCochabambaColcapirhuaTiquipayaQuillacolloVintoSipe Sipe

Topography around Mizque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mizque has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 2,043 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,192 m.

The land around Mizque is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
1,506 m
80 km
4,192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Punata 69 km · Sacaba 95 km · Cochabamba 107 km · Colcapirhua 113 km · Tiquipaya 114 km · Quillacollo 117 km · Vinto 120 km · Sipe Sipe 121 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 Mizque (-17.941°, -65.3402°, elevation 2,014 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).