Lampa weather in August

In August, Lampa sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Lampa's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lampa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:25 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Lampa is city in Chile.

Density
14,179/km²
people per km²

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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lampa reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°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)
1153
2153
3153
4153
5153
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Lampa 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
Jan29° / 14°40.8147.7
Feb28° / 14°60.913.28.2
Mar26° / 12°111.312.38.8
Apr22° / 343.111.28.3
May18° / 705.610.36.5
Jun15° / 13279.84.7
Jul14° / 856.1104.6
Aug16° / 715.910.85.4
Sep18° / 394.811.86.6
Oct21° / 283.412.87.8
Nov25° / 11°11213.78.8
Dec27° / 13°6114.28.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55545
65545
75545
85446
95644
105644
115644
125644
135743
145842
155842
165842
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185743
195743
205842
215842
225941
235842
245842
255842
265743
275743
285644
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lampa gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Dry (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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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 8:39 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:397:00
210.48:397:00
310.48:387:01
410.48:377:02
510.48:367:02
610.58:357:03
710.58:347:04
810.58:337:05
910.68:327:05
1010.68:317:06
1110.68:307:07
1210.68:297:07
1310.78:287:08
1410.78:277:09
1510.78:267:10
1610.88:257:10
1710.88:247:11
1810.88:237:12
1910.98:217:12
2010.98:207:13
2110.98:197:14
2210.98:187:15
2311.08:177:15
2411.08:157:16
2511.08:147:17
2611.18:137:17
2711.18:127:18
2811.18:107:19
2911.28:097:19
3011.28:087:20
3111.28:067:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.99 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.79 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
63.4Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
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 Lampa?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lampa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lampa in August

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

In August, Lampa sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lampa 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 Lampa peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lampa 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 Lampa is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1499 µg/m³Feb 1131 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May89Unhealthy
Jun93Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct46Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lampa?

Lampa sits at 33.3°S, 70.9°W, 498 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Batuco, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Lampa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lampa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m around an average of 543 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,730 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,996 m.

The land around Lampa is covered by shrubs (27%), cropland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
723 m
16 km
1,730 m
80 km
5,996 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
August weather nearby: Batuco 9.0 km · Quilicura 18 km · Renca 20 km · Chicureo 21 km · Colina 21 km · Lo Prado 22 km · Curacaví 26 km · Maipú 27 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 Lampa (-33.2863°, -70.8756°, elevation 498 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).