Ario de Rosales weather in August

In August, Ario de Rosales sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 437 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 1% 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 Ario de Rosales's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ario de Rosales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
437 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:31 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Ario de Rosales is municipal seat of Ario, State of Michoacán, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ario de Rosales reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Ario de Rosales weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 161.9118.7
Feb25° / 10°121.311.38.8
Mar27° / 11°11111.98.5
Apr29° / 13°20.612.47.2
May29° / 15°469.812.95.8
Jun26° / 16°29825.813.14.1
Jul25° / 16°38830.3133.6
Aug25° / 16°43730.212.73.6
Sep25° / 15°41828.912.13.7
Oct25° / 14°18722.811.64.9
Nov25° / 12°407.311.17.7
Dec24° / 71.510.98.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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

Any precipitation

Ario de Rosales gets around 437 mm of rain over 30.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:27 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:277:19
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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 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ario de Rosales

In seasonPeak

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

Ario de Rosales'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 Ario de Rosales?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ario de Rosales.

What to pack for Ario de Rosales in August

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

In August, Ario de Rosales sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ario de Rosales 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 Ario de Rosales peaks around April 11 at about 13 (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 highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ario de Rosales 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 Ario de Rosales is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Feb 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ario de Rosales?

Ario de Rosales sits at 19.2°N, 101.7°W, 1,868 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tacámbaro de Codallos, 27 km away.

Topography around Ario de Rosales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ario de Rosales has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 1,900 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,054 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,662 m.

The land around Ario de Rosales is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

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524 m
16 km
2,054 m
80 km
3,662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Tacámbaro de Codallos 27 km · Pátzcuaro 35 km · Uruapan 43 km · Nueva Italia de Ruiz 45 km · Paracho de Verduzco 60 km · Zacapu 68 km · Apatzingán 69 km · Morelia 78 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 Ario de Rosales (19.2083°, -101.709°, elevation 1,868 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).