Ameca weather in August

In August, Ameca sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 197 mm of rain across 24.6 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ameca's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ameca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:39 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Ameca is municipal seat of Ameca, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
2,410/km²
people per km²
Founded
1325

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ameca reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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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292717
302717
312717

How August really feels in Ameca

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.

Ameca 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
Jan24° / 20210.98.6
Feb26° / 141.611.38.4
Mar29° / 10°61.111.97.4
Apr31° / 12°4112.55.8
May32° / 15°164.1134.7
Jun30° / 17°15318.213.24.0
Jul27° / 17°21525.313.14.1
Aug27° / 17°19724.612.74.2
Sep27° / 17°17620.512.14.8
Oct27° / 15°639.111.56.7
Nov26° / 11°162.7118.3
Dec25° / 81.410.88.6

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113169
123070
133070
143070
152971
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172872
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192575
202575
212476
222377
232278
242278
252179
262080
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311981

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ameca gets around 197 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
182
281
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481
580
680
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880
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1080
1180
1280
1379
1479
1579
1679
1779
1879
1979
2079
2179
2279
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2479
2579
2679
2779
2879
2979
3078
3178

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16904
26904
36904
46895
56895
66895
76895
86895
96895
106895
116895
125905
135905
145905
155905
165905
175896
185896
195896
205896
214906
224906
234906
244906
254906
264906
274906
284906
294915
304915
315905

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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
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174calm
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204calm
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314calm

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 6:34 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)
112.96:347:31
212.96:347:30
312.96:357:30
412.96:357:29
512.96:357:29
612.96:367:28
712.96:367:27
812.86:367:27
912.86:377:26
1012.86:377:26
1112.86:377:25
1212.86:387:24
1312.86:387:24
1412.76:387:23
1512.76:397:22
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1812.76:407:20
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2012.66:407:18
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2912.56:437:11
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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 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ameca

In seasonPeak

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

Ameca'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 Ameca?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ameca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ameca in August

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

In August, Ameca sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ameca 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 Ameca peaks around April 23 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 highApr 23UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ameca 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 Ameca is worst in May — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1638 µg/m³Jan 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr20Moderate
May41Poor
Jun18Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ameca?

Ameca sits at 20.5°N, 104.0°W, 1,244 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ahualulco de Mercado, 19 km away.

Topography around Ameca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ameca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,432 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,570 m.

The land around Ameca is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
1,432 m
80 km
2,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ahualulco de Mercado 19 km · Cocula 31 km · Tala 38 km · Magdalena 41 km · Tequila 43 km · El Salto 53 km · San Agustín 60 km · Zacoalco de Torres 61 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 Ameca (20.5478°, -104.0461°, elevation 1,244 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).