Arriaga weather in August

In August, Arriaga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 244 mm of rain across 24.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Arriaga's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arriaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
244 mm
24.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Arriaga is municipal seat of Arriaga, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1910

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Arriaga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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How August really feels in Arriaga

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Arriaga weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°20.511.18.3
Feb29° / 21°20.711.57.5
Mar30° / 22°71.811.96.7
Apr31° / 24°205.412.45.5
May31° / 24°10817.412.74.0
Jun30° / 24°28025.112.93.1
Jul31° / 24°19223.312.93.3
Aug30° / 24°24424.712.53.1
Sep30° / 24°3012512.13.3
Oct29° / 24°14913.911.64.8
Nov29° / 23°302.811.26.8
Dec28° / 21°20.711.17.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
53070
62872
72872
82773
92773
102773
112773
122674
132674
142674
152674
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arriaga gets around 244 mm of rain over 24.7 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
375
475
576
676
777
877
977
1077
1178
1278
1378
1479
1579
1679
1780
1880
1980
2081
2181
2281
2382
2483
2583
2684
2784
2884
2985
3085
3185

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11954
21954
31954
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51945
61945
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81945
91945
101945
111945
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301981
311981

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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55calm
65calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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165calm
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265calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:006:44
212.76:006:43
312.76:006:43
412.76:006:42
512.76:016:42
612.76:016:42
712.76:016:41
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1312.66:036:38
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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 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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275.5Bright
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295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Arriaga

In seasonPeak

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

Arriaga sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Arriaga's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Arriaga?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arriaga.

What to pack for Arriaga in August

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

In August, Arriaga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Arriaga in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Arriaga 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 Arriaga peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Arriaga 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 Arriaga is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1039 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr38Poor
May40Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arriaga?

Arriaga sits at 16.2°N, 93.9°W, 63 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tonalá, 22 km away.

Topography around Arriaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arriaga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,595 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,438 m.

The land around Arriaga is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (26%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
1,595 m
80 km
2,438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Tonalá 22 km · Cintalapa de Figueroa 53 km · Villaflores 67 km · Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 81 km · Berriozábal 92 km · Suchiapa 96 km · Pijijiapan 96 km · Tuxtla 102 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 Arriaga (16.2356°, -93.8997°, elevation 63 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).