Concepción weather in August

In August, Concepción sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 122 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Concepción's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Concepción's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
8:39 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Concepción is city in Chile.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.9 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
5,251/km²
people per km²
Founded
1550

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 13°C through the month.

A typical August day in Concepción reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1126
2126
3136
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10136
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Concepción weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 13°6114.29.3
Feb24° / 12°111.613.49.1
Mar22° / 11°192.912.38.3
Apr18° / 525.311.16.6
May15° / 1351010.14.4
Jun13° / 18613.69.53.2
Jul12° / 14311.99.73.1
Aug13° / 12211.410.63.7
Sep15° / 627.111.84.9
Oct17° / 446.4136.2
Nov20° / 10°213.3147.6
Dec22° / 11°162.614.58.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104357
114456
124456
134555
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Concepción gets around 122 mm of rain over 11.4 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
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738
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1037
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1935
2035
2135
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3034
3133

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 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:55 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:557:01
210.18:547:02
310.28:537:03
410.28:527:04
510.28:517:04
610.28:507:05
710.38:497:06
810.38:487:07
910.38:477:08
1010.48:467:09
1110.48:457:09
1210.48:447:10
1310.58:437:11
1410.58:417:12
1510.58:407:13
1610.68:397:14
1710.68:387:15
1810.78:367:15
1910.78:357:16
2010.78:347:17
2110.88:327:18
2210.88:317:19
2310.88:307:20
2410.98:287:20
2510.98:277:21
2610.98:257:22
2711.08:247:23
2811.08:237:24
2911.18:217:25
3011.18:207:25
3111.18:187:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 8.63 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Concepción

In seasonPeak

In August, Concepción sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Concepción's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Concepción?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Concepción.

What to pack for Concepción in August

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

In August, Concepción sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Concepción in August

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 14°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
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Apr13Bracing
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UV index in Concepción in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Concepción peaks around January 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 13UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Concepción 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 Concepción is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Concepción's WHO annual average of 25.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateFeb 1548 µg/m³Dec 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb52Poor
Mar25Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May43Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Concepción?

Concepción sits at 36.8°S, 73.0°W, 36 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de la Paz, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Concepción

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Concepción has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Concepción is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
507 m
80 km
958 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: San Pedro de la Paz 5.0 km · Hualpén 6.0 km · Penco 11 km · Chiguayante 11 km · Talcahuano 13 km · Hualqui 19 km · Coronel 24 km · Tomé 25 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

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 Concepción (-36.827°, -73.0498°, elevation 36 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).