Catamayo weather in August

In August, Catamayo sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Catamayo's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catamayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:25 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 1st clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Catamayo is city of Loja Province, Ecuador.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Catamayo reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°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)	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	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

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

Catamayo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 14°	167	22.5	12.2	4.5
Feb	21° / 14°	195	22.8	12.1	4.1
Mar	21° / 14°	204	24.2	12	4.1
Apr	21° / 14°	148	20.9	11.9	4.6
May	21° / 14°	82	16.3	11.8	5.5
Jun	21° / 13°	49	11.7	11.8	6.1
Jul	20° / 13°	37	10.1	11.8	6.4
Aug	21° / 13°	24	6.9	11.9	7.0
Sep	22° / 14°	36	8.4	12	6.8
Oct	22° / 14°	88	16.2	12.1	5.5
Nov	22° / 14°	133	19.2	12.2	4.9
Dec	21° / 14°	148	21.8	12.2	4.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	63	63	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	62	61	60	60	59	59	58	57	56	55
Cloudier (%)	37	37	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Catamayo gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.9 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 27% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23

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

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	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:15 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:29	6:18
2	11.8	6:29	6:18
3	11.8	6:28	6:18
4	11.8	6:28	6:18
5	11.8	6:28	6:18
6	11.8	6:28	6:18
7	11.8	6:28	6:18
8	11.8	6:28	6:18
9	11.8	6:27	6:18
10	11.8	6:27	6:18
11	11.9	6:27	6:18
12	11.9	6:27	6:18
13	11.9	6:26	6:18
14	11.9	6:26	6:18
15	11.9	6:26	6:18
16	11.9	6:25	6:18
17	11.9	6:25	6:17
18	11.9	6:25	6:17
19	11.9	6:25	6:17
20	11.9	6:24	6:17
21	11.9	6:24	6:17
22	11.9	6:23	6:17
23	11.9	6:23	6:17
24	11.9	6:23	6:16
25	11.9	6:22	6:16
26	11.9	6:22	6:16
27	11.9	6:22	6:16
28	11.9	6:21	6:16
29	11.9	6:21	6:15
30	11.9	6:20	6:15
31	11.9	6:20	6:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Catamayo

In seasonPeak

None of Catamayo's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Catamayo's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Catamayo?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Catamayo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Catamayo in August

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

In August, Catamayo sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Catamayo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catamayo peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	18	17	14	14	12	12	12	14	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Catamayo 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 Catamayo is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 10 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)	14	15	15	14	12	11	10	14	19	15	21	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Catamayo?

Catamayo sits at 4.0°S, 79.4°W, 1,452 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Loja, 17 km away.

Topography around Catamayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catamayo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 1,336 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,111 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,846 m.

The land around Catamayo is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

567 m

grassland 54%

16 km

2,111 m

grassland 59%

80 km

3,846 m

trees 61%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

August weather nearby: Loja 17 km · Vilcabamba 34 km · Cariamanga 44 km · Zamora 46 km · Piñas 50 km · Pasaje 89 km · Santa Rosa 89 km · Arenillas 92 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 70%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 45.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 466
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 Catamayo (-3.9866°, -79.3576°, elevation 1,452 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	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	12
4	20	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	13
8	21	13
9	21	13
10	21	13
11	21	13
12	21	13
13	21	13
14	21	13
15	21	13
16	21	13
17	21	13
18	21	13
19	21	13
20	21	13
21	21	13
22	21	13
23	21	13
24	21	13
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	55	45

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	55	45

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	64	36
4	65	35
5	65	35
6	65	35
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	58	42
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	55	45

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1