Axochiapan weather in August

In August, Axochiapan sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 178 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Axochiapan's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Axochiapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:20 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Axochiapan is municipal seat of Axochiapan, State of Morelos, Mexico.

Density
101/km²
people per km²
Founded
1542

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical August day in Axochiapan reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313020

How August really feels in Axochiapan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 12 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
12
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.

Axochiapan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°50.8116.9
Feb31° / 16°40.711.45.7
Mar34° / 19°51.411.94.2
Apr35° / 21°8212.42.8
May35° / 22°4910.112.92.5
Jun32° / 21°18319.513.13.0
Jul32° / 20°14217133.4
Aug32° / 20°17819.912.63.2
Sep30° / 20°21322.112.13.5
Oct31° / 19°8111.311.64.6
Nov31° / 17°132.711.15.6
Dec30° / 15°30.610.96.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54852
64852
74654
84654
94555
104555
114456
124456
134357
144159
154159
164159
174060
183961
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203862
213763
223763
233565
243565
253367
263367
273367
283268
293268
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Axochiapan gets around 178 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
251
351
452
553
654
755
856
957
1059
1160
1260
1361
1462
1563
1664
1765
1866
1967
2068
2168
2269
2370
2471
2572
2673
2773
2874
2975
3076
3176

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116283918
215274018
315274018
415274018
515264019
614264119
714264120
813254121
913254122
1012254023
1112254023
1211244024
1311244025
1410234026
1510234027
1610224028
179224029
189214030
198214031
208203933
217193934
227193836
236183838
246173839
255163741
265163742
275153744
284143645
294143646
303133648
313123648

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:167:06
212.86:167:06
312.86:167:05
412.86:177:05
512.86:177:05
612.86:177:04
712.86:187:03
812.76:187:03
912.76:187:02
1012.76:197:02
1112.76:197:01
1212.76:197:01
1312.76:197:00
1412.76:206:59
1512.66:206:59
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1712.66:206:57
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2212.56:226:54
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2712.56:236:50
2812.46:236:49
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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 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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96.6Intense
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136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.2Intense
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266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Axochiapan

In seasonPeak

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

Axochiapan'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 Axochiapan?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Axochiapan.

What to pack for Axochiapan in August

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

In August, Axochiapan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Axochiapan 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 Axochiapan 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Axochiapan 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 Axochiapan is worst in November — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyNov 21103 µg/m³Apr 957 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Axochiapan?

Axochiapan sits at 18.5°N, 98.8°W, 1,039 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Izúcar de Matamoros, 33 km away.

Topography around Axochiapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Axochiapan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 1,029 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,835 m.

The land around Axochiapan is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, trees (39%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
904 m
80 km
4,835 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Izúcar de Matamoros 33 km · Cuautla 39 km · Yecapixtla 44 km · Tlaquiltenango 46 km · Jojutla 47 km · Zacatepec 49 km · Santa Rosa Treinta 50 km · Yautepec 54 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 Axochiapan (18.5025°, -98.7536°, elevation 1,039 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).