Anáhuac weather in August

In August, Anáhuac sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Anáhuac's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anáhuac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:15 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Anáhuac is municipal seat of Anáhuac, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical August day in Anáhuac reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Anáhuac

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Anáhuac weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°204.110.57.5
Feb24° / 12°173.6118.0
Mar28° / 16°304.511.86.7
Apr32° / 20°325.212.64.4
May35° / 23°527.513.32.5
Jun38° / 26°284.813.71.4
Jul38° / 26°395.113.51.0
Aug38° / 26°364.2131.1
Sep34° / 24°889.112.23.1
Oct31° / 19°485.111.35.5
Nov25° / 14°243.910.78.0
Dec21° / 10°254.310.37.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Anáhuac gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.2 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 15% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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3001066231
4001066231
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:087:26
213.36:087:25
313.36:097:24
413.26:097:24
513.26:107:23
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713.26:117:21
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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 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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246.3Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Anáhuac?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Anáhuac.

What to pack for Anáhuac in August

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

In August, Anáhuac sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Anáhuac in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Anáhuac peaks around July 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Anáhuac 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 Anáhuac is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Jan 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr10Good
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Anáhuac?

Anáhuac sits at 27.2°N, 100.1°W, 193 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nuevo Laredo, 66 km away.

Topography around Anáhuac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Anáhuac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,813 m.

The land around Anáhuac is covered by shrubs (57%) within 3 km, shrubs (85%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
1,813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Nuevo Laredo 66 km · Laredo 68 km · Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 82 km · Sabinas 119 km · Nueva Rosita 132 km · Monclova 133 km · Frontera 135 km · Castaños 138 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 Anáhuac (27.2412°, -100.1334°, elevation 193 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).