Ahualulco de Mercado weather in August

In August, Ahualulco de Mercado sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 163 mm of rain across 24 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ahualulco de Mercado's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahualulco de Mercado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:39 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ahualulco de Mercado is municipal seat of Ahualulco, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
2,585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1531

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ahualulco de Mercado reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22817
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282817
292817
302817
312817

How August really feels in Ahualulco de Mercado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ahualulco de Mercado 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
Jan25° / 202.210.98.4
Feb27° / 10°151.811.38.1
Mar29° / 11°6111.96.8
Apr31° / 12°51.412.55.4
May33° / 15°144134.4
Jun31° / 17°12918.213.23.7
Jul28° / 17°18824.613.13.8
Aug28° / 17°1632412.74.0
Sep28° / 17°14819.812.14.8
Oct28° / 16°598.911.56.6
Nov27° / 12°142.5118.1
Dec25° / 111.810.88.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43664
53664
63565
73565
83466
93466
103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153268
163268
173169
183070
192971
202971
212971
222872
232872
242674
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292575
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ahualulco de Mercado gets around 163 mm of rain over 24 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 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
477
577
677
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977
1077
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1277
1377
1477
1577
1677
1777
1877
1978
2078
2178
2278
2378
2478
2578
2678
2778
2878
2978
3077
3177

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
128216
228216
328117
428117
528117
628117
728117
828117
928117
1028117
1128117
1228117
1328117
1428117
1538116
1638116
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1838116
1938017
2038017
2138017
2238017
2328117
2428216
2528216
2628216
2728216
2828216
2928315
3038215
3138215

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
185calm
195calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:337:31
212.96:347:30
312.96:347:30
412.96:347:29
512.96:357:28
612.96:357:28
712.96:367:27
812.86:367:27
912.86:367:26
1012.86:377:26
1112.86:377:25
1212.86:377:24
1312.86:387:24
1412.76:387:23
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2012.66:407:18
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2912.56:427:11
3012.56:437:10
3112.46:437:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
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275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ahualulco de Mercado

In seasonPeak

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

Ahualulco de Mercado'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 Ahualulco de Mercado?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ahualulco de Mercado for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ahualulco de Mercado in August

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

In August, Ahualulco de Mercado sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ahualulco de Mercado 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 Ahualulco de Mercado peaks around April 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 22UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ahualulco de Mercado 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 Ahualulco de Mercado is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1737 µg/m³Jan 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr17Moderate
May40Poor
Jun18Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ahualulco de Mercado?

Ahualulco de Mercado sits at 20.7°N, 104.0°W, 1,325 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ameca, 19 km away.

Topography around Ahualulco de Mercado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahualulco de Mercado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 1,328 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,574 m.

The land around Ahualulco de Mercado is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
1,623 m
80 km
2,574 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ameca 19 km · Magdalena 23 km · Tequila 25 km · Tala 29 km · Cocula 41 km · San Francisco Tesistán 53 km · Ixtlán del Río 55 km · San Agustín 56 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 Ahualulco de Mercado (20.7014°, -103.9746°, elevation 1,325 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).