Curicó weather in August

In August, Curicó sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 121 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Curicó's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Curicó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
8:29 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Curicó is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 24.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,022/km²
people per km²
Founded
1743

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical August day in Curicó reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9154
10155
11155
12155
13155
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31166

Curicó 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
Jan28° / 14°40.814.18.0
Feb28° / 13°71.113.38.5
Mar25° / 12°111.512.38.9
Apr21° / 503.811.17.6
May16° / 1267.410.25.5
Jun14° / 20610.99.73.8
Jul13° / 1479.59.93.9
Aug15° / 1218.510.74.8
Sep17° / 687.211.86.1
Oct20° / 434.912.97.3
Nov24° / 10°182.713.88.6
Dec27° / 12°151.614.38.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44456
54456
64456
74555
84555
94456
104456
114555
124654
134753
144753
154753
164753
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184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234852
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Curicó gets around 121 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2526
2627
2727
2827
2927
3028
3128

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
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8100
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 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 8:44 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.28:446:58
210.38:436:58
310.38:436:59
410.38:427:00
510.38:417:01
610.48:407:02
710.48:397:02
810.48:387:03
910.58:377:04
1010.58:367:05
1110.58:357:05
1210.58:337:06
1310.68:327:07
1410.68:317:08
1510.68:307:09
1610.78:297:09
1710.78:287:10
1810.78:267:11
1910.88:257:12
2010.88:247:12
2110.88:237:13
2210.98:217:14
2310.98:207:15
2410.98:197:15
2511.08:177:16
2611.08:167:17
2711.08:157:18
2811.18:137:19
2911.18:127:19
3011.28:117:20
3111.28:097:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 8.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Curicó

In seasonPeak

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

Curicó'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 Curicó?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Curicó for sightseeing.

What to pack for Curicó in August

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

In August, Curicó sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Curicó in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Curicó peaks around January 16 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Curicó 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 Curicó is worst in February — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Curicó's WHO annual average of 24.8 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1432 µg/m³Dec 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Curicó?

Curicó sits at 35.0°S, 71.2°W, 217 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Sagrada Familia, 13 km away.

Topography around Curicó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Curicó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 208 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,052 m.

The land around Curicó is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) within 3 km, trees (26%), grassland (26%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
752 m
80 km
4,052 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sagrada Familia 13 km · Molina 15 km · Chimbarongo 35 km · Santa Cruz 40 km · Talca 62 km · San Vicente de Tagua Tagua 62 km · San Vicente 63 km · San Clemente 66 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 Curicó (-34.9828°, -71.2394°, elevation 217 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).