Ciudad Juárez weather in August

In August, Ciudad Juárez sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ciudad Juárez's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Juárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:35 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
37%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Ciudad Juárez is municipal seat of Juárez, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Density
4,709/km²
people per km²
Founded
1659

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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ciudad Juárez reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ciudad Juárez

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Ciudad Juárez 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 1330.510.25.0
Feb17° / 122.60.110.86.8
Mar22° / 91.9011.88.3
Apr26° / 11°41012.88.6
May31° / 16°81.8013.65.9
Jun35° / 21°102.20143.2
Jul34° / 22°305.7013.93.2
Aug33° / 22°245.3013.23.9
Sep31° / 18°314.1012.25.8
Oct26° / 12°183.50.111.28.2
Nov19° / 122.30.110.47.5
Dec14° / 183.60.6104.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47921
57921
68020
78020
88020
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ciudad Juárez gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
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419
519
618
718
818
918
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1117
1217
1317
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1517
1617
1717
1816
1916
2016
2116
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2715
2815
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3015
3115

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14528226
24529215
34529215
44530204
54630204
64730204
74730193
84830193
94929193
104929193
115029193
125029193
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155129182
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175229172
185229172
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205329162
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235329162
245429152
255528152
265728141
275827141
285926141
296026131
306125131
316125131

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:256:59
213.55:266:58
313.55:266:57
413.55:276:56
513.55:286:56
613.45:286:55
713.45:296:54
813.45:306:53
913.45:306:52
1013.35:316:51
1113.35:326:50
1213.35:326:49
1313.35:336:48
1413.25:346:47
1513.25:346:46
1613.25:356:45
1713.15:366:44
1813.15:366:43
1913.15:376:42
2013.15:376:41
2113.05:386:39
2213.05:396:38
2313.05:396:37
2412.95:406:36
2512.95:416:35
2612.95:416:34
2712.85:426:32
2812.85:436:31
2912.85:436:30
3012.75:446:29
3112.75:446:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
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216.8Intense
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236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ciudad Juárez?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ciudad Juárez. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ciudad Juárez in August

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

In August, Ciudad Juárez sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad Juárez 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 Ciudad Juárez peaks around June 22 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 22UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Juárez 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 Ciudad Juárez is worst in December — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1716 µg/m³Aug 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Juárez?

Ciudad Juárez sits at 31.7°N, 106.5°W, 1,124 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is El Paso, 5.0 km away.

Nuevo Casas Grandes

Topography around Ciudad Juárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Juárez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 1,140 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Ciudad Juárez is covered by artificial surfaces (97%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (49%), bare terrain (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
867 m
80 km
1,570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: El Paso 5.0 km · Sunland Park 14 km · Socorro 17 km · Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia 19 km · Horizon City 24 km · Las Cruces 72 km · Alamogordo 139 km · Nuevo Casas Grandes 200 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 Ciudad Juárez (31.7202°, -106.4608°, elevation 1,124 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).