Talagante weather in August

In August, Talagante sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 82 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 36% 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 Talagante's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talagante's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
8:26 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Talagante is municipality of Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 24.8 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Talagante 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 12°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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7163
8163
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Talagante 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
Jan29° / 15°30.6147.5
Feb28° / 14°50.813.38.0
Mar27° / 12°111.412.38.7
Apr22° / 393.811.28.0
May18° / 826.310.36.3
Jun15° / 1448.89.84.5
Jul15° / 987.3104.6
Aug16° / 82710.85.5
Sep18° / 495.711.86.6
Oct21° / 293.712.87.7
Nov25° / 11°11213.78.8
Dec28° / 13°50.814.28.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34852
44753
54753
64753
74654
84753
94654
104753
114753
124852
134852
144852
154852
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214852
224852
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245050
254951
264852
274951
284951
294852
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Talagante gets around 82 mm of rain over 7 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
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522
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1923
2023
2123
2223
2324
2424
2524
2624
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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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3100
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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 5 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
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 8:40 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:406:59
210.38:407:00
310.48:397:01
410.48:387:01
510.48:377:02
610.48:367:03
710.58:357:03
810.58:347:04
910.58:337:05
1010.68:327:06
1110.68:317:06
1210.68:307:07
1310.68:297:08
1410.78:287:09
1510.78:277:09
1610.78:267:10
1710.88:247:11
1810.88:237:11
1910.88:227:12
2010.98:217:13
2110.98:207:14
2210.98:187:14
2311.08:177:15
2411.08:167:16
2511.08:157:16
2611.18:137:17
2711.18:127:18
2811.18:117:19
2911.28:097:19
3011.28:087:20
3111.28:077:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 8.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Talagante

In seasonPeak

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

Talagante'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 Talagante?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Talagante for sightseeing.

What to pack for Talagante in August

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

In August, Talagante sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Talagante 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 at the nearest coast (about 65 km away) 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 Talagante 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 Talagante peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Talagante 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 Talagante is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Talagante's WHO annual average of 24.8 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1237 µg/m³Feb 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May35Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Talagante?

Talagante sits at 33.7°S, 70.9°W, 344 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is El Monte, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Talagante

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talagante has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 348 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,335 m.

The land around Talagante is covered by cropland (27%), artificial surfaces (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (30%), trees (23%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (27%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,141 m
80 km
5,335 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: El Monte 6.0 km · Peñaflor 8.0 km · Padre Hurtado 15 km · Buin 19 km · Maipú 22 km · San Bernardo 23 km · Paine 24 km · Melipilla 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 Talagante (-33.6639°, -70.9273°, elevation 344 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).