Chilpancingo weather in August

In August, Chilpancingo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 408 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Chilpancingo's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chilpancingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
408 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:24 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Chilpancingo is capital of the State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Founded
1591

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Chilpancingo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Chilpancingo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°162.611.18.2
Feb27° / 13°121.711.48.0
Mar29° / 14°183.211.96.9
Apr30° / 15°376.112.45.7
May29° / 17°15717.412.84.7
Jun26° / 17°35326.9133.8
Jul26° / 17°37628.612.93.7
Aug26° / 17°40829.112.63.7
Sep25° / 17°38428.512.13.7
Oct26° / 16°18821.511.64.9
Nov26° / 14°528.611.27.1
Dec26° / 13°172.6118.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
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51387
61387
71387
81189
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101189
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chilpancingo gets around 408 mm of rain over 29.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3195

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11918
21918
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41918
51909
62899
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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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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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 6:20 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:207:08
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412.86:217:07
512.76:217:06
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.48 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 Chilpancingo

In seasonPeak

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

Chilpancingo's monsoon runs June–October, 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 Chilpancingo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chilpancingo.

What to pack for Chilpancingo in August

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

In August, Chilpancingo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Chilpancingo 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 Chilpancingo peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 23UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Chilpancingo 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 Chilpancingo is worst in May — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (February, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1254 µg/m³Feb 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr48Poor
May56Unhealthy
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chilpancingo?

Chilpancingo sits at 17.6°N, 99.5°W, 1,249 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tixtla de Guerrero, 11 km away.

Topography around Chilpancingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chilpancingo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 1,370 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,918 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,522 m.

The land around Chilpancingo is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
550 m
16 km
1,918 m
80 km
3,522 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Tixtla de Guerrero 11 km · Zumpango del Río 12 km · Chilapa de Álvarez 35 km · Ayutla de los Libres 78 km · Ciudad de Huitzuco 85 km · Iguala de la Independencia 88 km · Acapulco 89 km · Tlapa de Comonfort 98 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 Chilpancingo (17.5523°, -99.5012°, elevation 1,249 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).