Cananea weather in August

In August, Cananea sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 88 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cananea's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cananea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:51 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Cananea is municipal seat of Cananea, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1601

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 Cananea reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13018
23018
33018
43018
53018
63018
73018
83018
93018
103018
113018
123018
133018
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153018
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273017
283017
292917
302917
312917

How August really feels in Cananea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cananea weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 283.80.710.25.5
Feb17° / 294.40.810.96.2
Mar20° / 173.10.511.87.7
Apr24° / 71.30.112.78.8
May28° / 12°51.3013.57.6
Jun33° / 17°1330144.6
Jul31° / 19°9816.3013.83.9
Aug30° / 18°8815.9013.14.6
Sep29° / 16°417.1012.26.5
Oct25° / 11°162.9011.28.6
Nov19° / 222.50.110.47.7
Dec15° / 314.21105.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
36040
46139
56337
66337
76436
86535
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
166733
176733
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206733
216733
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236832
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256832
266931
277030
287030
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cananea gets around 88 mm of rain over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
259
358
457
556
655
754
853
952
1052
1152
1251
1351
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1951
2051
2151
2250
2349
2449
2548
2647
2745
2844
2943
3042
3141

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11128529
21128529
31128529
41228519
51229518
61229518
71230508
81330508
91330498
101331498
111331487
121431487
131431487
141431487
151431487
161530487
171530487
181530487
191629487
201729486
211828486
221828495
231927485
242027484
252227474
262327474
272427453
282627443
292728432
302828412
313029392

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:427:13
213.55:427:12
313.55:437:11
413.45:447:11
513.45:447:10
613.45:457:09
713.45:457:08
813.45:467:07
913.35:477:06
1013.35:477:05
1113.35:487:04
1213.25:497:03
1313.25:497:02
1413.25:507:01
1513.25:517:00
1613.15:516:59
1713.15:526:58
1813.15:526:57
1913.15:536:56
2013.05:546:55
2113.05:546:54
2213.05:556:53
2312.95:566:52
2412.95:566:50
2512.95:576:49
2612.85:576:48
2712.85:586:47
2812.85:596:46
2912.85:596:44
3012.76:006:43
3112.76:006:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cananea?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cananea for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cananea in August

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

In August, Cananea sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cananea 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 Cananea peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cananea?

Cananea sits at 31.0°N, 110.3°W, 1,601 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Sierra Vista, 63 km away.

Topography around Cananea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cananea has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m around an average of 1,596 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,132 m.

The land around Cananea is covered by bare terrain (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
378 m
16 km
1,241 m
80 km
2,132 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sierra Vista 63 km · Nogales 71 km · Nogales 72 km · Magdalena de Kino 75 km · Agua Prieta 81 km · Douglas 82 km · Rio Rico 84 km · Green Valley 117 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 Cananea (30.9835°, -110.2976°, elevation 1,601 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).