Cocula weather in August

In August, Cocula sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 279 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cocula's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cocula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
279 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Cocula is municipal seat of Cocula, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
5,853/km²
people per km²
Founded
1532

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cocula reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Cocula weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 242.610.98.4
Feb25° / 162.111.38.6
Mar27° / 10°91.511.98.2
Apr29° / 12°61.312.56.6
May30° / 14°326.4135.5
Jun28° / 16°20621.113.24.4
Jul25° / 16°3052813.13.9
Aug25° / 16°27926.912.74.1
Sep25° / 16°2312312.14.6
Oct25° / 14°8711.511.56.6
Nov25° / 11°214118.3
Dec23° / 112.210.88.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
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52080
61981
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cocula gets around 279 mm of rain over 26.9 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 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2687
2787
2887
2986
3086
3186

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
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82377
92377
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112476
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212377
222377
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242278
252179
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272179
282179
292179
302179
312278

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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44calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:337:29
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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 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.44 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 Cocula

In seasonPeak

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

Cocula's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Cocula?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Cocula for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cocula in August

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

In August, Cocula sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Cocula 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 Cocula peaks around April 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 23UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Cocula 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 Cocula is worst in May — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1342 µg/m³Jul 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May44Poor
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cocula?

Cocula sits at 20.4°N, 103.8°W, 1,349 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zacoalco de Torres, 31 km away.

Topography around Cocula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cocula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 1,360 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,063 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,409 m.

The land around Cocula is covered by cropland (31%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, cropland (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
1,063 m
80 km
2,409 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Zacoalco de Torres 31 km · Ameca 31 km · Tala 34 km · Ahualulco de Mercado 41 km · Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 41 km · Jocotepec 42 km · San Agustín 42 km · Lomas del Sur 44 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 Cocula (20.3652°, -103.8221°, elevation 1,349 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).