Linares weather in August

In August, Linares sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 162 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Linares's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
162 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
8:32 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Linares is Chilean city.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,224/km²
people per km²
Founded
1794

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 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Linares reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 18°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)
1133
2133
3133
4133
5133
6133
7144
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16144
17144
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19154
20154
21154
22154
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28155
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30155
31155

Linares 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°81.2014.28.7
Feb27° / 13°131.6013.48.7
Mar24° / 11°191.9012.38.9
Apr20° / 684.8011.17.3
May16° / 1788.8010.15.0
Jun13° / 26412.40.19.63.4
Jul13° / 19510.60.59.83.5
Aug14° / 16210.20.110.64.3
Sep17° / 907.60.111.85.6
Oct19° / 606.1012.96.9
Nov22° / 253.5013.98.2
Dec25° / 11°222.3014.48.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
94654
104654
114654
124753
134852
144753
154852
164852
174753
184753
194654
204654
214654
224654
234555
244555
254555
264555
274456
284456
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Linares gets around 162 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1133
1233
1333
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2832
2932
3032
3132

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
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
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 8:47 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.28:476:57
210.28:476:58
310.28:466:59
410.38:457:00
510.38:447:01
610.38:437:01
710.38:427:02
810.48:417:03
910.48:407:04
1010.48:397:05
1110.58:377:05
1210.58:367:06
1310.58:357:07
1410.68:347:08
1510.68:337:09
1610.68:327:09
1710.78:307:10
1810.78:297:11
1910.78:287:12
2010.88:277:13
2110.88:257:13
2210.88:247:14
2310.98:237:15
2410.98:217:16
2510.98:207:17
2611.08:187:17
2711.08:177:18
2811.18:167:19
2911.18:147:20
3011.18:137:21
3111.28:117:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Linares

In seasonPeak

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

Linares'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 Linares?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Linares for sightseeing.

What to pack for Linares in August

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

In August, Linares sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Linares 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 Linares peaks around January 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Linares 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 Linares is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Linares's WHO annual average of 28.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateMay 1442 µg/m³Dec 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar25Moderate
Apr36Poor
May43Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Linares?

Linares sits at 35.8°S, 71.6°W, 165 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Longaví, 15 km away.

Topography around Linares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,841 m.

The land around Linares is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
3,841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Longaví 15 km · Colbún 24 km · San Javier 31 km · San Clemente 36 km · Parral 39 km · Talca 47 km · Cauquenes 67 km · San Carlos 72 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 Linares (-35.8467°, -71.5931°, elevation 165 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).