Crucecita weather in August

In August, Crucecita sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 349 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Crucecita's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Crucecita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
349 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:13 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Crucecita is town in Huatulco Municipality, State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

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 Crucecita reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 29°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 Crucecita

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.

Crucecita weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°163.911.28.0
Feb28° / 22°123.211.57.8
Mar29° / 23°214.211.97.0
Apr29° / 24°306.112.36.2
May29° / 25°15718.512.74.5
Jun28° / 24°45024.812.93.7
Jul28° / 25°28225.812.83.6
Aug28° / 25°34927.112.53.6
Sep28° / 24°54827.212.13.6
Oct28° / 24°44325.711.64.1
Nov28° / 23°11313.911.36.1
Dec27° / 22°245.511.17.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Crucecita gets around 349 mm of rain over 27.1 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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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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 6:09 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:096:52
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612.76:116:50
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.18 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 Crucecita

In seasonPeak

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

Crucecita sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Crucecita's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jun
Jul
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Crucecita?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Crucecita.

What to pack for Crucecita in August

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

In August, Crucecita sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Crucecita in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 16 km away) is warmest in July at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Crucecita 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 Crucecita peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highAug 18UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Crucecita 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 Crucecita is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1825 µg/m³Feb 96 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar9Good
Apr15Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Crucecita?

Crucecita sits at 15.8°N, 96.1°W, 37 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, 79 km away.

Topography around Crucecita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Crucecita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 897 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,707 m.

The land around Crucecita is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
897 m
80 km
3,707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz 79 km · Puerto Escondido 100 km · Salina Cruz 110 km · Santo Domingo Tehuantepec 114 km · Ocotlán de Morelos 128 km · Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza 140 km · Ixtepec 141 km · San Antonio de la Cal 153 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 Crucecita (15.7689°, -96.135°, elevation 37 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).