San Antonio weather in August

In August, San Antonio sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 59 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 San Antonio's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Antonio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
8:28 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

San Antonio is city in Chile.

Density
3,926/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 14°C through the month.

A typical August day in San Antonio reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1136
2137
3147
4147
5147
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10147
11147
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13147
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15147
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28148
29158
30158
31158

San Antonio 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 14°00.1148.8
Feb21° / 14°20.313.28.7
Mar20° / 12°40.712.38.4
Apr18° / 10°182.211.27.2
May16° / 614.710.35.5
Jun14° / 12279.84.3
Jul13° / 675.5104.2
Aug14° / 595.110.84.6
Sep15° / 28311.85.5
Oct17° / 10°141.812.86.7
Nov18° / 11°40.713.77.9
Dec20° / 12°30.414.28.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85347
95347
105347
115446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Antonio gets around 59 mm of rain over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
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417
517
617
717
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2216
2316
2416
2515
2615
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
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 8:43 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:437:02
210.38:427:03
310.48:417:03
410.48:407:04
510.48:407:05
610.48:397:06
710.58:387:06
810.58:377:07
910.58:367:08
1010.68:357:08
1110.68:347:09
1210.68:337:10
1310.78:327:11
1410.78:307:11
1510.78:297:12
1610.78:287:13
1710.88:277:14
1810.88:267:14
1910.88:257:15
2010.98:247:16
2110.98:227:16
2210.98:217:17
2311.08:207:18
2411.08:197:19
2511.08:177:19
2611.18:167:20
2711.18:157:21
2811.18:137:21
2911.28:127:22
3011.28:117:23
3111.28:097:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 8.96 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
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 San Antonio?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit San Antonio for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Antonio in August

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

In August, San Antonio sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near San Antonio in August

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 16°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr14Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec15Bracing

UV index in San Antonio 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 San Antonio peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in San Antonio 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 San Antonio is worst in July — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1287 µg/m³Feb 1836 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun85Unhealthy
Jul88Unhealthy
Aug77Unhealthy
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is San Antonio?

San Antonio sits at 33.6°S, 71.6°W, 39 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Cartagena, 5.0 km away.

Topography around San Antonio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Antonio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,259 m.

The land around San Antonio is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (40%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
488 m
80 km
2,259 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cartagena 5.0 km · El Quisco 23 km · Casablanca 36 km · Melipilla 38 km · Curacaví 50 km · Placilla 54 km · El Monte 58 km · Valparaiso 62 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 San Antonio (-33.5947°, -71.6075°, elevation 39 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).