La Ligua weather in August

In August, La Ligua sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 49 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is La Ligua's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Ligua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:25 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

La Ligua is Chilean city.

Density
6,504/km²
people per km²
Founded
2025

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 16°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Ligua reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1157
2157
3157
4157
5157
6157
7157
8167
9168
10168
11168
12168
13168
14168
15168
16168
17168
18168
19168
20168
21168
22168
23168
24168
25169
26169
27169
28169
29169
30169
31179

La Ligua weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°10.113.99.3
Feb25° / 15°10.213.29.3
Mar23° / 14°50.712.29.1
Apr21° / 12°152.111.28.0
May18° / 10°433.910.46.6
Jun16° / 815.79.95.3
Jul15° / 504.510.15.2
Aug16° / 494.510.85.7
Sep17° / 10°223.111.86.6
Oct20° / 11°141.712.87.7
Nov22° / 13°30.513.78.8
Dec24° / 14°20.414.19.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55941
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135941
145842
155842
165743
175644
185644
195644
205644
215644
225644
235644
245644
255446
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Ligua gets around 49 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
515
615
715
815
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2214
2314
2414
2514
2614
2714
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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 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 8:39 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:397:03
210.48:397:03
310.48:387:04
410.58:377:05
510.58:367:05
610.58:357:06
710.58:347:07
810.68:337:07
910.68:327:08
1010.68:317:09
1110.78:307:09
1210.78:297:10
1310.78:287:11
1410.78:277:12
1510.88:267:12
1610.88:257:13
1710.88:247:14
1810.98:237:14
1910.98:227:15
2010.98:217:16
2110.98:197:16
2211.08:187:17
2311.08:177:18
2411.08:167:18
2511.18:157:19
2611.18:137:20
2711.18:127:20
2811.28:117:21
2911.28:107:22
3011.28:087:22
3111.38:077:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 8.87 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Ligua?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit La Ligua for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Ligua in August

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

In August, La Ligua sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near La Ligua 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 38 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
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in La Ligua 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 La Ligua peaks around January 19 at about 14 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in La Ligua 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 La Ligua is worst in July — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1731 µg/m³Feb 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Ligua?

La Ligua sits at 32.5°S, 71.2°W, 78 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Cabildo, 15 km away.

Topography around La Ligua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Ligua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,417 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,969 m.

The land around La Ligua is covered by grassland (25%), shrubs (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
520 m
16 km
1,417 m
80 km
3,969 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cabildo 15 km · Hacienda La Calera 37 km · La Calera 37 km · La Cruz 42 km · Quintero 47 km · Quillota 48 km · Llaillay 50 km · Putaendo 52 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 La Ligua (-32.4524°, -71.2311°, elevation 78 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).