Sucre weather in August

In August, Sucre sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.7 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sucre's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sucre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:45 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Sucre is constitutional capital of Bolivia.

Density
127/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

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 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sucre reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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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Sucre 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 11°20524.7134.1
Feb21° / 11°17922.112.64.1
Mar21° / 11°13820.912.14.7
Apr20° / 10°5911.911.66.0
May20° / 20511.17.3
Jun20° / 143.510.97.7
Jul20° / 143.4117.7
Aug21° / 265.711.47.5
Sep22° / 43911.97.0
Oct23° / 10°6814.212.46.1
Nov23° / 11°921612.95.6
Dec22° / 12°15221.413.14.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sucre gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:536:01
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311.26:526:02
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2711.56:366:08
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2911.66:356:09
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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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sucre

In seasonPeak

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

Sucre'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 Sucre?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sucre in August

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

In August, Sucre sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Sucre 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 Sucre peaks around January 21 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 18Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sucre?

Sucre sits at 19.0°S, 65.3°W, 2,798 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Potosí, 80 km away.

MizqueLlallaguaPunataHuanuniSacabaCochabambaColcapirhua

Topography around Sucre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sucre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 2,831 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,754 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,888 m.

The land around Sucre is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,754 m
80 km
3,888 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Potosí 80 km · Mizque 122 km · Llallagua 154 km · Punata 176 km · Huanuni 185 km · Sacaba 199 km · Cochabamba 207 km · Colcapirhua 210 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 Sucre (-19.0333°, -65.2627°, elevation 2,798 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).