Apizaco weather in August

In August, Apizaco sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 101 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Apizaco's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apizaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Apizaco is municipal seat of Apizaco, State of Tlaxcala, Mexico.

Founded
1987

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 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Apizaco reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12211
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102211
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Apizaco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 112.5117.7
Feb21° / 112.611.38.1
Mar23° / 236.511.97.8
Apr24° / 10°4110.812.47.0
May24° / 11°5412.812.96.7
Jun22° / 11°11116.113.15.6
Jul22° / 11°9317.413.15.4
Aug22° / 11°10117.612.75.3
Sep21° / 11°11217.212.15.2
Oct21° / 549.311.66.5
Nov20° / 174.111.17.5
Dec20° / 71.810.97.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34753
44753
54753
64654
74456
84357
94357
104159
114159
123961
133862
143763
153664
163664
173565
183466
193268
203268
213169
223169
233070
242971
252971
262872
272773
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292674
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Apizaco gets around 101 mm of rain over 17.6 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 57% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
553
653
754
855
955
1056
1157
1257
1358
1458
1558
1659
1759
1859
1959
2059
2159
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2760
2860
2961
3061
3162

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26964
27964
28964
29964
30955
31955

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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:127:05
212.96:127:05
312.96:137:04
412.86:137:04
512.86:137:03
612.86:147:03
712.86:147:02
812.86:147:02
912.86:157:01
1012.86:157:01
1112.76:157:00
1212.76:166:59
1312.76:166:59
1412.76:166:58
1512.76:166:57
1612.76:176:57
1712.66:176:56
1812.66:176:55
1912.66:186:54
2012.66:186:54
2112.66:186:53
2212.66:186:52
2312.56:196:51
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2612.56:196:49
2712.56:206:48
2812.56:206:47
2912.46:206:47
3012.46:206:46
3112.46:206:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Apizaco

In seasonPeak

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

Apizaco'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 Apizaco?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Apizaco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Apizaco in August

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

In August, Apizaco sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Apizaco 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 Apizaco peaks around April 12 at about 15 (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 15Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Apizaco 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 Apizaco 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 Apizaco?

Apizaco sits at 19.4°N, 98.1°W, 2,424 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tetla, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Apizaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apizaco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 2,420 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,925 m.

The land around Apizaco is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
698 m
80 km
4,925 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Tetla 5.0 km · Contla 10 km · Santa Ana Chiautempan 13 km · Tlaxcala 15 km · La Magdalena Tlaltelulco 16 km · Teolocholco 20 km · Zacatelco 24 km · Huamantla 25 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 Apizaco (19.4133°, -98.1436°, elevation 2,424 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).