Apan weather in August

In August, Apan sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 127 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Apan's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:18 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Apan is human settlement in Mexico.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Apan reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°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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Apan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 173.910.97.2
Feb20° / 163.611.37.7
Mar22° / 286.811.97.6
Apr23° / 5110.612.46.9
May23° / 6612.712.96.5
Jun22° / 10°13117.213.25.4
Jul20° / 10°12819.613.14.9
Aug20° / 10°12719.812.74.9
Sep20° / 10°13718.512.14.9
Oct19° / 7210.811.56.0
Nov19° / 295.411.17.0
Dec19° / 112.310.87.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
83961
93961
103763
113763
123565
133565
143466
153268
163268
173169
183070
193070
202971
212971
222872
232872
242773
252773
262674
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302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Apan gets around 127 mm of rain over 19.8 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 63% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
358
458
558
659
759
860
961
1062
1163
1263
1364
1464
1565
1665
1766
1866
1966
2067
2167
2267
2367
2467
2566
2666
2766
2866
2966
3065
3165

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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31991

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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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 6:13 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:137:07
212.96:137:06
312.96:137:06
412.96:147:06
512.86:147:05
612.86:147:04
712.86:157:04
812.86:157:03
912.86:157:03
1012.86:167:02
1112.86:167:02
1212.76:167:01
1312.76:177:00
1412.76:177:00
1512.76:176:59
1612.76:186:58
1712.76:186:57
1812.66:186:57
1912.66:186:56
2012.66:196:55
2112.66:196:54
2212.66:196:54
2312.66:206:53
2412.56:206:52
2512.56:206:51
2612.56:206:50
2712.56:216:50
2812.56:216:49
2912.46:216:48
3012.46:216:47
3112.46:216:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Apan

In seasonPeak

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

Apan's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Apan?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Apan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Apan in August

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

In August, Apan sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Apan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Apan peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Apan 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 Apan is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 13163 µg/m³Aug 15114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May143Unhealthy
Jun121Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug113Unhealthy
Sep120Unhealthy
Oct121Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec165Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Apan?

Apan sits at 19.7°N, 98.5°W, 2,489 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tepeapulco, 14 km away.

Topography around Apan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m around an average of 2,527 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,004 m.

The land around Apan is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and trees (34%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
358 m
16 km
820 m
80 km
5,004 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tepeapulco 14 km · Ciudad Sahagun 15 km · Calpulalpan 18 km · Santiago Tulantepec 37 km · Cuautepec de Hinojosa 39 km · Tulancingo 42 km · Teotihuacán de Arista 43 km · Teotihuacan 43 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 Apan (19.7113°, -98.4509°, elevation 2,489 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).