Aguilares weather in August

In August, Aguilares sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 90 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aguilares's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguilares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:47 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aguilares reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Aguilares

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aguilares weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°10.111.35.3
Feb33° / 20°00.111.54.4
Mar34° / 21°30.511.93.7
Apr35° / 23°133.312.33.1
May34° / 23°8814.812.62.8
Jun32° / 22°13119.812.83.0
Jul33° / 22°801412.73.1
Aug33° / 23°901712.52.8
Sep32° / 22°15821.612.12.9
Oct31° / 22°11815.511.73.9
Nov31° / 21°192.911.45.1
Dec32° / 20°30.611.25.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83565
93565
103565
113565
123466
133466
143466
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183268
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213169
222971
232872
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292476
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aguilares gets around 90 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
446
547
648
749
850
952
1053
1154
1255
1355
1456
1556
1657
1757
1857
1958
2058
2158
2259
2359
2460
2560
2660
2761
2862
2963
3063
3164

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1256510
2246511
3246511
4236512
5226612
6216712
7206713
8206713
9196813
10186814
11176914
12167014
13157114
14157015
15157015
16147115
17147115
18147016
19146917
20146917
21136918
22136819
23126820
24126721
25126622
26116722
27106822
28106723
2996823
3096823
3186923

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:446:22
212.65:446:21
312.65:446:21
412.65:456:21
512.65:456:20
612.65:456:20
712.65:456:19
812.65:456:19
912.55:466:18
1012.55:466:18
1112.55:466:18
1212.55:466:17
1312.55:466:17
1412.55:476:16
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1712.55:476:14
1812.45:476:14
1912.45:476:13
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2112.45:476:12
2212.45:486:11
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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 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
55.7Bright
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155.6Bright
165.5Bright
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225.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aguilares

In seasonPeak

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

Aguilares sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Aguilares's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Aguilares?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aguilares.

What to pack for Aguilares in August

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

In August, Aguilares sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Aguilares in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Aguilares 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 Aguilares peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Aguilares 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 Aguilares is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2133 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aguilares?

Aguilares sits at 14.0°N, 89.2°W, 304 m above sea level, in El Salvador. The nearest listed city is Quezaltepeque, 17 km away.

QuezaltepequeApopaSuchitotoAyutuxtepequeCuscatancingoMejicanosDelgadoSoyapango

Topography around Aguilares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguilares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,703 m.

The land around Aguilares is covered by grassland (36%), trees (32%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
1,165 m
80 km
2,703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Quezaltepeque 17 km · Apopa 17 km · Suchitoto 18 km · Ayutuxtepeque 25 km · Cuscatancingo 26 km · Mejicanos 26 km · Delgado 26 km · Soyapango 28 km

El Salvador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
115 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,767
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
7.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 523
Religion
Roman Catholic 44%Protestant 40%none 16%

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 Aguilares (13.9572°, -89.1897°, elevation 304 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).