Castaños weather in August

In August, Castaños sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 64 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 51% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Castaños's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castaños's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:21 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Castaños is municipal seat of Castaños, State of Coahuila, Mexico.

Founded
1674

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 Castaños reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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103222
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303121
313021

How August really feels in Castaños

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 23 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
23
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.

Castaños weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 173.610.57.2
Feb22° / 123.111.18.0
Mar25° / 13°244.311.88.0
Apr29° / 16°275.812.66.2
May32° / 20°4911.613.34.3
Jun33° / 22°5610.213.73.8
Jul32° / 22°8110.213.54.0
Aug32° / 22°649.212.94.3
Sep28° / 19°1211312.25.6
Oct26° / 15°396.711.47.6
Nov22° / 11°213.910.78.0
Dec19° / 193.410.37.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217030
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237030
247030
256931
266733
276634
286634
296535
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Castaños gets around 64 mm of rain over 9.2 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 31% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2130
2230
2331
2432
2533
2635
2736
2838
2939
3040
3142

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132240333
232140333
332141333
422141333
522041342
622041342
722041352
822041352
932041352
1031941351
1131941361
1231941351
1331942351
1431942351
1531843351
1631843351
1731843341
1831843341
1931844342
2031844342
2131744342
2231744342
2331744342
2431644352
2531643352
2631643362
2731542372
2831541392
2931540403
3031439413
3131437423

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:137:30
213.36:147:29
313.26:157:29
413.26:157:28
513.26:167:27
613.26:167:27
713.26:177:26
813.16:177:25
913.16:187:24
1013.16:187:24
1113.16:197:23
1213.06:197:22
1313.06:207:21
1413.06:207:20
1513.06:217:19
1613.06:217:18
1712.96:227:18
1812.96:227:17
1912.96:237:16
2012.96:237:15
2112.86:247:14
2212.86:247:13
2312.86:257:12
2412.86:257:11
2512.76:267:10
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2712.76:267:08
2812.76:277:06
2912.66:277:05
3012.66:287:04
3112.66:287:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Castaños

In seasonPeak

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

Castaños's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Castaños?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Castaños in August

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

In August, Castaños sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Castaños in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Castaños peaks around July 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 12Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Castaños 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 Castaños is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Jan 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Castaños?

Castaños sits at 26.8°N, 101.4°W, 756 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Monclova, 13 km away.

Topography around Castaños

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castaños has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 777 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,316 m.

The land around Castaños is covered by shrubs (58%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (81%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
1,344 m
80 km
2,316 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Monclova 13 km · Frontera 16 km · San Buenaventura 32 km · Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz 121 km · Sabinas 123 km · Palaú 123 km · Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 128 km · Nueva Rosita 129 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 Castaños (26.7893°, -101.4321°, elevation 756 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).