Arandas weather in August

In August, Arandas sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 222 mm of rain across 22.1 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
222 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:32 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Arandas is city of Jalisco State, Mexico; municipal seat of Arandas Municipality.

Density
3,478/km²
people per km²
Founded
1761

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Arandas reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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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Arandas 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
Jan21° / 182.710.98.0
Feb24° / 121.911.38.6
Mar26° / 11°112.111.98.4
Apr28° / 13°92.112.57.4
May29° / 15°477.8136.0
Jun27° / 15°19118.513.25.0
Jul25° / 14°25823.913.14.7
Aug25° / 14°22222.112.75.0
Sep24° / 14°18719.612.15.3
Oct24° / 12°689.711.57.2
Nov23° / 10°173.2118.4
Dec22° / 71.510.88.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84258
94258
104258
114159
124060
133961
143961
153862
163862
173763
183763
193763
203664
213565
223565
233466
243367
253268
263367
273268
283169
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arandas gets around 222 mm of rain over 22.1 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 72% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1371
1471
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1672
1772
1872
1972
2073
2173
2273
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2474
2574
2674
2775
2875
2975
3075
3175

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
119738
220728
320728
420728
521718
621718
721718
821718
921718
1021709
1120719
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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127calm
137calm
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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 6:27 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:277:24
212.96:277:24
312.96:287:23
412.96:287:23
512.96:287:22
612.96:297:21
712.96:297:21
812.86:297:20
912.86:307:20
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1212.86:317:18
1312.86:317:17
1412.76:317:16
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1812.76:337:13
1912.76:337:13
2012.66:337:12
2112.66:347:11
2212.66:347:10
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2512.66:357:08
2612.56:357:07
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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 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Arandas

In seasonPeak

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

Arandas'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 Arandas?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Arandas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arandas in August

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

In August, Arandas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Arandas in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arandas peaks around May 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMay 19UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Arandas 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 Arandas is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1420 µg/m³Oct 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arandas?

Arandas sits at 20.7°N, 102.3°W, 2,053 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Atotonilco el Alto, 24 km away.

Topography around Arandas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arandas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 2,072 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,539 m.

The land around Arandas is covered by cropland (29%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
696 m
80 km
1,539 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Atotonilco el Alto 24 km · San Miguel el Alto 37 km · Yurécuaro 41 km · Tepatitlán de Morelos 45 km · La Barca 51 km · La Piedad de Cabadas 53 km · Jalostotitlán 53 km · Ocotlán 59 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 Arandas (20.7055°, -102.3451°, elevation 2,053 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).