Sacaba weather in August

In August, Sacaba sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Sacaba's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sacaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:46 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
43%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sacaba is city of Bolivia.

Founded
1761

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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sacaba reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Sacaba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°23027.112.93.6
Feb19° / 11°21124.812.63.6
Mar20° / 10°1612312.14.3
Apr20° / 8013.911.65.7
May20° / 377.411.26.9
Jun20° / 286.3117.0
Jul19° / 337.211.16.9
Aug20° / 499.711.46.6
Sep21° / 5914.611.95.8
Oct22° / 10°781812.45.3
Nov22° / 11°10318.612.85.0
Dec21° / 11°17324.8134.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sacaba gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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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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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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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 6:54 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:546:07
211.26:536:07
311.26:536:07
411.26:536:07
511.36:526:08
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sacaba

In seasonPeak

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

Sacaba'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 Sacaba?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sacaba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sacaba in August

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

In August, Sacaba sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sacaba 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 Sacaba peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 18UV 17Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Sacaba 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 Sacaba is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sacaba?

Sacaba sits at 17.4°S, 66.0°W, 2,710 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Cochabamba, 13 km away.

Mizque

Topography around Sacaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sacaba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 2,743 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,786 m.

The land around Sacaba is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
4,786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cochabamba 13 km · Tiquipaya 20 km · Colcapirhua 21 km · Quillacollo 25 km · Punata 27 km · Vinto 30 km · Sipe Sipe 34 km · Mizque 95 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 Sacaba (-17.398°, -66.0383°, elevation 2,710 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).