Acámbaro weather in August

In August, Acámbaro sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 232 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Acámbaro's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Acámbaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
232 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Acámbaro is municipal seat of Acámbaro, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1526

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Acámbaro reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Acámbaro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 183.210.98.0
Feb24° / 172.811.38.5
Mar26° / 16311.98.2
Apr28° / 11°163.912.47.1
May28° / 13°6410.512.95.9
Jun26° / 14°19418.613.25.1
Jul24° / 14°27925.213.14.5
Aug24° / 14°23223.312.74.7
Sep24° / 13°19620.312.15.2
Oct24° / 12°7711.511.56.7
Nov23° / 244.711.18.0
Dec22° / 9210.88.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32971
42971
52971
62872
72872
82872
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112872
122773
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Acámbaro gets around 232 mm of rain over 23.3 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 76% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
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1576
1676
1776
1876
1976
2076
2176
2276
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2477
2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
3077
3177

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
122762
223752
323752
423752
524742
624742
724742
824742
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1024742
1124733
1223743
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2120773
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2419783
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2619783
2719783
2819783
2919783
3019783
3119783

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:217:17
212.96:227:16
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412.96:227:15
512.96:237:15
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1712.76:277:07
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1912.66:277:05
2012.66:287:05
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2412.56:297:02
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2712.56:296:59
2812.56:306:58
2912.56:306:57
3012.46:306:56
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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 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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26.0Intense
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46.0Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Acámbaro

In seasonPeak

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

Acámbaro's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Acámbaro?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Acámbaro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Acámbaro in August

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

In August, Acámbaro sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Acámbaro in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Acámbaro peaks around June 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 14UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Acámbaro 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 Acámbaro is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1323 µg/m³Oct 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Acámbaro?

Acámbaro sits at 20.0°N, 100.7°W, 1,875 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zinapécuaro de Figueroa, 22 km away.

Topography around Acámbaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Acámbaro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m around an average of 1,892 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 970 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,938 m.

The land around Acámbaro is covered by cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), grassland (21%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
302 m
16 km
970 m
80 km
2,938 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Zinapécuaro de Figueroa 22 km · Salvatierra 26 km · Maravatío de Ocampo 33 km · Ciudad Hidalgo 42 km · Yuriria 47 km · Apaseo el Alto 48 km · Uriangato 49 km · Moroleón 50 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 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 Acámbaro (20.0325°, -100.7243°, elevation 1,875 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).