Mulchén weather in August

In August, Mulchén sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 190 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mulchén's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mulchén's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 190 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 8:37 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 10th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical August day in Mulchén reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	5
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

Mulchén 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	19	2.4	14.3	8.7
Feb	25° / 12°	28	2.7	13.5	8.7
Mar	22° / 10°	39	4.3	12.3	8.1
Apr	18° / 8°	96	7.6	11.1	6.2
May	14° / 6°	194	11.5	10	4.0
Jun	12° / 5°	283	15.9	9.4	2.5
Jul	11° / 4°	217	14.7	9.7	2.6
Aug	13° / 4°	190	13.7	10.5	3.2
Sep	15° / 6°	108	10	11.7	4.5
Oct	17° / 7°	84	8.8	13	5.9
Nov	20° / 9°	48	5.8	14	7.2
Dec	23° / 10°	39	4.4	14.6	8.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	40	40	41	41	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	38	39	37	38
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	61	61	60	60	59	59	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	62	61	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	39	61
30	37	63
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mulchén gets around 190 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	46
4	46
5	46
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	43
15	43
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	41

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:54 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:54	8:53	8:52	8:51	8:50	8:49	8:48	8:47	8:46	8:44	8:43	8:42	8:41	8:40	8:38	8:37	8:36	8:34	8:33	8:32	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:26	8:25	8:23	8:22	8:20	8:19	8:17	8:16
Sunset (PM)	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	8:54	6:56
2	10.1	8:53	6:57
3	10.1	8:52	6:58
4	10.1	8:51	6:59
5	10.2	8:50	6:59
6	10.2	8:49	7:00
7	10.2	8:48	7:01
8	10.3	8:47	7:02
9	10.3	8:46	7:03
10	10.3	8:44	7:04
11	10.4	8:43	7:05
12	10.4	8:42	7:06
13	10.4	8:41	7:06
14	10.5	8:40	7:07
15	10.5	8:38	7:08
16	10.5	8:37	7:09
17	10.6	8:36	7:10
18	10.6	8:34	7:11
19	10.6	8:33	7:12
20	10.7	8:32	7:13
21	10.7	8:30	7:13
22	10.8	8:29	7:14
23	10.8	8:28	7:15
24	10.8	8:26	7:16
25	10.9	8:25	7:17
26	10.9	8:23	7:18
27	10.9	8:22	7:19
28	11.0	8:20	7:20
29	11.0	8:19	7:20
30	11.1	8:17	7:21
31	11.1	8:16	7:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mulchén

In seasonPeak

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

Mulchén'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 Mulchén?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mulchén.

What to pack for Mulchén in August

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

In August, Mulchén sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mulchén in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mulchén peaks around January 11 at about 12 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	8	5	2	2	2	3	5	8	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Mulchén 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 Mulchén is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	25	20	25	24	10	10	11	12	12	9	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mulchén?

Mulchén sits at 37.7°S, 72.2°W, 139 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Ángeles, 29 km away.

Topography around Mulchén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mulchén has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,442 m.

The land around Mulchén is covered by trees (48%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

134 m

trees 48%

16 km

335 m

trees 60%

80 km

3,442 m

trees 65%

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← July Mulchén year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Los Ángeles 29 km · Collipulli 31 km · Villa Mercedes 42 km · Angol 43 km · Nacimiento 45 km · Victoria 58 km · Traiguén 70 km · Cabrero 78 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

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 Mulchén (-37.7189°, -72.241°, elevation 139 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	5
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	39	61
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	46
4	46
5	46
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	43
15	43
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	5
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	39	61
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	46
4	46
5	46
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	43
15	43
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	4
2	12	4
3	12	4
4	12	4
5	12	4
6	12	4
7	12	4
8	12	4
9	12	4
10	12	4
11	12	4
12	13	4
13	13	4
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	5
18	13	5
19	13	5
20	13	5
21	13	5
22	13	5
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	14	5
29	14	5
30	14	5
31	14	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	42	58
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	39	61
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	46
2	46
3	46
4	46
5	46
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	45
12	45
13	44
14	43
15	43
16	42
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	41
23	41
24	41
25	41
26	41
27	41
28	41
29	41
30	41
31	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100