Catemaco weather in August

In August, Catemaco sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 269 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Catemaco's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catemaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
269 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
73%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Catemaco is municipal seat of Catemaco, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded
1774

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Catemaco reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Catemaco

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.

Catemaco 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
Jan23° / 19°16815.7116.0
Feb24° / 19°9810.611.46.8
Mar26° / 21°669.111.97.2
Apr28° / 23°527.712.46.6
May29° / 24°8711.412.95.3
Jun29° / 24°23723.413.13.8
Jul28° / 24°24226.4133.7
Aug28° / 24°26927.212.63.6
Sep28° / 24°35926.512.13.7
Oct27° / 23°3432311.64.6
Nov25° / 21°26418.411.15.5
Dec24° / 20°1721710.95.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43565
53466
63367
73367
83268
93169
103169
113070
123070
133070
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312179

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Catemaco gets around 269 mm of rain over 27.2 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 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18119
28020
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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128calm
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318calm

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 6:01 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:016:52
212.86:026:51
312.86:026:51
412.86:026:50
512.86:036:50
612.86:036:49
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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 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Catemaco

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Catemaco?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Catemaco.

What to pack for Catemaco in August

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

In August, Catemaco sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Catemaco in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Catemaco 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 Catemaco peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highAug 16UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Catemaco 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 Catemaco is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1529 µg/m³Jan 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Catemaco?

Catemaco sits at 18.4°N, 95.1°W, 363 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Andrés Tuxtla, 11 km away.

Topography around Catemaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catemaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,466 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,658 m.

The land around Catemaco is covered by trees (36%), water (30%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
414 m
16 km
1,466 m
80 km
1,658 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: San Andrés Tuxtla 11 km · Santiago Tuxtla 20 km · Lerdo de Tejada 49 km · Acayucan 57 km · Tlacotalpan 61 km · Isla 62 km · Jáltipan de Morelos 66 km · Fraccionamiento Ciudad Olmeca 66 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 Catemaco (18.4213°, -95.114°, elevation 363 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).