El Quisco weather in August

In August, El Quisco sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 63 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is El Quisco's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Quisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:28 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 El Quisco reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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El Quisco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 15°00.1147.0
Feb17° / 15°20.213.27.1
Mar16° / 15°30.712.36.7
Apr15° / 13°182.111.25.7
May14° / 12°675.110.34.5
Jun13° / 11°1297.69.83.9
Jul13° / 10°726.2103.8
Aug13° / 10°635.210.83.9
Sep13° / 11°29311.84.3
Oct13° / 11°14212.84.7
Nov14° / 13°40.713.75.5
Dec15° / 14°30.414.26.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85347
95446
105446
115446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

El Quisco gets around 63 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
318
418
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1118
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2715
2815
2915
3015
3115

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
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181000
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31991

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
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2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:43 AM to 8:10 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:437:03
210.48:427:03
310.48:417:04
410.48:407:05
510.48:407:06
610.58:397:06
710.58:387:07
810.58:377:08
910.58:367:08
1010.68:357:09
1110.68:347:10
1210.68:337:11
1310.78:327:11
1410.78:317:12
1510.78:297:13
1610.88:287:13
1710.88:277:14
1810.88:267:15
1910.88:257:16
2010.98:247:16
2110.98:227:17
2210.98:217:18
2311.08:207:18
2411.08:197:19
2511.08:177:20
2611.18:167:21
2711.18:157:21
2811.18:147:22
2911.28:127:23
3011.28:117:23
3111.28:107:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 8.85 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit El Quisco?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Quisco.

What to pack for El Quisco in August

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

In August, El Quisco sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near El Quisco in August

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec15Cool

UV index in El Quisco 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 El Quisco peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is El Quisco?

El Quisco sits at 33.4°S, 71.7°W, 44 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Cartagena, 19 km away.

Topography around El Quisco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Quisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,185 m.

The land around El Quisco is covered by water (42%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (61%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
2,185 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cartagena 19 km · San Antonio 23 km · Casablanca 28 km · Placilla 34 km · Valparaiso 41 km · Vina del Mar 44 km · Quilpué 45 km · Villa Alemana 49 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 El Quisco (-33.3977°, -71.6939°, elevation 44 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).