Ciudad Madero weather in August

In August, Ciudad Madero sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 108 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ciudad Madero's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Madero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Ciudad Madero is municipal seat of Ciudad Madero, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Founded
1807

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ciudad Madero reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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 Ciudad Madero

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 Madero weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 19°539.110.86.8
Feb23° / 20°356.311.27.4
Mar24° / 21°315.811.87.8
Apr26° / 23°304.612.57.7
May28° / 25°396.813.16.9
Jun29° / 26°1071513.35.2
Jul29° / 26°1161713.24.9
Aug29° / 26°10817.212.84.7
Sep29° / 26°21420.712.14.4
Oct27° / 24°1301411.56.1
Nov25° / 22°6610.410.96.9
Dec23° / 20°448.110.77.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ciudad Madero gets around 108 mm of rain over 17.2 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 57% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:067:08
213.06:077:08
313.06:077:07
413.06:087:07
513.06:087:06
613.06:087:06
712.96:097:05
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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 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Madero

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ciudad Madero's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Ciudad Madero?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad Madero in August

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ciudad Madero 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 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Ciudad Madero 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 Madero peaks around April 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighApr 15UV 12Jan 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr12Extreme
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Ciudad Madero 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 Madero is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1424 µg/m³Nov 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr14Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Madero?

Ciudad Madero sits at 22.2°N, 97.8°W, 12 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tampico, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Madero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Madero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m.

The land around Ciudad Madero is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
446 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Tampico 6.0 km · Miramar 14 km · Altamira 19 km · Pánuco 42 km · Ébano 56 km · Tamuín 101 km · Naranjos 101 km · Tantoyuca 108 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 Madero (22.2475°, -97.8367°, elevation 12 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).