Tomé weather in August

In August, Tomé sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 122 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. 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 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tomé's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tomé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
8:38 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Tomé is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 15.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,292/km²
people per km²
Founded
1544

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 12°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tomé reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 14°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)
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Tomé weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 14°61.214.28.2
Feb19° / 14°111.413.48.1
Mar18° / 13°182.512.37.5
Apr16° / 11°495.211.15.7
May14° / 10°1339.410.14.1
Jun13° / 18813.49.53.1
Jul12° / 14711.69.83.1
Aug12° / 12210.910.63.4
Sep14° / 606.711.84.2
Oct15° / 10°395.712.95.1
Nov17° / 11°182.6146.6
Dec18° / 13°142.214.57.6

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 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44555
54555
64555
74555
84654
94654
104753
114753
124852
134951
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tomé gets around 122 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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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 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
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815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:55 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:557:01
210.18:547:02
310.28:537:03
410.28:527:04
510.28:517:04
610.38:507:05
710.38:497:06
810.38:487:07
910.48:467:08
1010.48:457:09
1110.48:447:09
1210.58:437:10
1310.58:427:11
1410.58:417:12
1510.68:397:13
1610.68:387:14
1710.68:377:14
1810.78:367:15
1910.78:347:16
2010.78:337:17
2110.88:327:18
2210.88:307:19
2310.88:297:20
2410.98:287:20
2510.98:267:21
2611.08:257:22
2711.08:237:23
2811.08:227:24
2911.18:217:24
3011.18:197:25
3111.18:187:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 8.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tomé

In seasonPeak

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

Tomé'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 Tomé?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tomé.

What to pack for Tomé in August

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

In August, Tomé sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tomé 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 15 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
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Mar14Bracing
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May13Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
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UV index in Tomé 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 Tomé peaks around January 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 14UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Tomé 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 Tomé is worst in February — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tomé's WHO annual average of 15.5 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1529 µg/m³Dec 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tomé?

Tomé sits at 36.6°S, 73.0°W, 16 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Penco, 14 km away.

Topography around Tomé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tomé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m.

The land around Tomé is covered by trees (47%) and water (32%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
908 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Penco 14 km · Talcahuano 19 km · Hualpén 23 km · Concepción 25 km · Coelemu 27 km · San Pedro de la Paz 28 km · Chiguayante 35 km · Hualqui 40 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 Tomé (-36.6176°, -72.9559°, elevation 16 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).