Pujilí weather in August

In August, Pujilí sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pujilí's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pujilí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:20 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
72%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Pujilí is place in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador.

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 15°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pujilí reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°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 about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Pujilí weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 14018.4123.2
Feb14° / 14018.4123.1
Mar14° / 19123.9122.7
Apr14° / 15220.8122.8
May14° / 8315.3123.4
Jun14° / 35911.93.8
Jul14° / 225.7124.2
Aug15° / 122.9124.9
Sep15° / 326.8124.8
Oct15° / 10817.4123.5
Nov14° / 16123122.7
Dec14° / 16121.812.12.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52773
62773
72872
82674
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112476
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312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pujilí gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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289
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3110

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 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 12 hours 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 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:226:20
212.06:226:20
312.06:226:19
412.06:226:19
512.06:226:19
612.06:226:19
712.06:216:19
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912.06:216:19
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1312.06:206:18
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1812.06:196:18
1912.06:196:17
2012.06:196:17
2112.06:196:17
2212.06:186:17
2312.06:186:16
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2512.06:176:16
2612.06:176:16
2712.06:176:15
2812.06:166:15
2912.06:166:15
3012.06:166:15
3112.06:156:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.6 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

Hazard calendar for Pujilí

In seasonPeak

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

Pujilí's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Pujilí?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Pujilí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pujilí in August

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

In August, Pujilí sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Pujilí 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 Pujilí peaks around February 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 19Jul 14UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pujilí 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 Pujilí is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1926 µg/m³Jul 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pujilí?

Pujilí sits at 1.0°S, 78.7°W, 2,944 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Latacunga, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Pujilí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pujilí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m around an average of 2,989 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,779 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,188 m.

The land around Pujilí is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
488 m
16 km
1,779 m
80 km
6,188 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Latacunga 9.0 km · Ambato 34 km · Pelileo 45 km · Machachi 51 km · Banos 58 km · La Maná 59 km · Valencia 73 km · Guaranda 78 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 Pujilí (-0.9576°, -78.6964°, elevation 2,944 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).