Pelileo weather in August

In August, Pelileo sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 125 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pelileo's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pelileo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:20 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
75%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Pelileo is City in Tungurahua, Ecuador.

Density
7,708/km²
people per km²
Founded
1570

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 Pelileo reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Pelileo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 17627.412.12.9
Feb16° / 19325.4122.8
Mar16° / 22929.8122.6
Apr16° / 21229.3122.6
May16° / 17128.811.92.6
Jun14° / 16525.611.92.6
Jul14° / 16426.511.92.5
Aug14° / 12523.5122.8
Sep15° / 11723123.1
Oct16° / 16426.3123.0
Nov16° / 18727.112.12.9
Dec16° / 19128.212.12.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pelileo gets around 125 mm of rain over 23.5 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 77% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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67calm
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117calm
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137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:226:18
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2712.06:166:15
2812.06:166:14
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3012.06:156:14
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pelileo?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pelileo.

What to pack for Pelileo in August

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

In August, Pelileo sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Pelileo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pelileo peaks around February 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 19Nov 19UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar19Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May16Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pelileo 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 Pelileo is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1921 µg/m³Jul 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pelileo?

Pelileo sits at 1.3°S, 78.5°W, 2,515 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Ambato, 12 km away.

Topography around Pelileo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pelileo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 957 m around an average of 2,628 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,287 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,035 m.

The land around Pelileo is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
957 m
16 km
2,287 m
80 km
6,035 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Ambato 12 km · Banos 15 km · Riobamba 39 km · Pujilí 45 km · Latacunga 45 km · Guaranda 58 km · Puyo 63 km · Guamote 70 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
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Pelileo (-1.3306°, -78.5452°, elevation 2,515 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).