Agua Prieta weather in August

In August, Agua Prieta sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 46 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Agua Prieta's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agua Prieta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:48 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
45%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Agua Prieta is municipal seat of Agua Prieta, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 50.4 µg/m³ · 2010
Founded
1899

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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Agua Prieta reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Agua Prieta

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.

Agua Prieta weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 273.510.26.4
Feb19° / 243.710.97.2
Mar22° / 15311.88.3
Apr26° / 10°51.312.78.5
May31° / 14°51.213.66.0
Jun35° / 19°92.1143.1
Jul34° / 21°5010.413.83.0
Aug33° / 20°461113.13.8
Sep31° / 18°305.112.25.3
Oct27° / 12°183.211.28.0
Nov21° / 212.410.48.1
Dec16° / 294.5106.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
47030
57030
67129
77228
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97327
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Agua Prieta gets around 46 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 38% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11833418
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283830321
294029311
304228301
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:387:10
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413.55:407:08
513.45:417:07
613.45:417:06
713.45:427:06
813.45:437:05
913.35:437:04
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1213.35:457:01
1313.25:467:00
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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 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Agua Prieta?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Agua Prieta. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Agua Prieta in August

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

In August, Agua Prieta sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Agua Prieta 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 Agua Prieta peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Agua Prieta?

Agua Prieta sits at 31.3°N, 109.5°W, 1,219 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Douglas, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Agua Prieta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agua Prieta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,202 m.

The land around Agua Prieta is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
2,202 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Douglas 2.0 km · Sierra Vista 77 km · Cananea 81 km · Nogales 132 km · Nogales 133 km · Vail 137 km · Rio Rico 137 km · Green Valley 150 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 Agua Prieta (31.3224°, -109.5425°, elevation 1,219 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).