Cuautla weather in August

In August, Cuautla sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 224 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Cuautla's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuautla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:21 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Cuautla is municipal seat of Cuautla, State of Morelos, Mexico.

Founded
1585

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Cuautla reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Cuautla weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 13°50.9118.2
Feb30° / 14°50.811.46.8
Mar32° / 16°41.111.95.3
Apr34° / 19°102.712.43.9
May33° / 20°6112.412.93.4
Jun30° / 19°21323.513.13.3
Jul30° / 18°18824.8133.4
Aug30° / 19°22426.312.63.3
Sep28° / 18°28226.212.13.6
Oct29° / 17°10213.811.65.2
Nov29° / 15°184.111.16.7
Dec28° / 13°30.510.98.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54555
64456
74357
84357
94159
104060
113961
123862
133763
143664
153664
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203466
213268
223268
233169
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312674

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cuautla gets around 224 mm of rain over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
280
381
481
582
682
783
883
984
1084
1184
1284
1384
1483
1583
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1783
1883
1983
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2184
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2586
2687
2788
2889
2989
3090
3191

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11432477
21431478
31430488
41330498
51329509
61328509
71227529
81227529
911265310
1011265310
1110255510
1210255510
139255610
149255511
158255611
168245711
177245712
187245613
196235714
206235714
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244205917
254195918
263186019
273176119
283166120
292156320
302146420
312136520

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
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
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94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
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314calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:167:08
212.86:167:07
312.86:177:07
412.86:177:06
512.86:177:06
612.86:187:05
712.86:187:05
812.86:187:04
912.76:197:04
1012.76:197:03
1112.76:197:02
1212.76:197:02
1312.76:207:01
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1612.66:216:59
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2812.46:236:50
2912.46:246:49
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
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126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cuautla

In seasonPeak

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

Cuautla'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 Cuautla?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuautla.

What to pack for Cuautla in August

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

In August, Cuautla sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cuautla 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 Cuautla peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highApr 10UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Cuautla 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 Cuautla is worst in November — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyNov 21103 µg/m³Apr 957 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Cuautla?

Cuautla sits at 18.8°N, 98.9°W, 1,333 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Yecapixtla, 11 km away.

Topography around Cuautla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuautla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 1,334 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,756 m.

The land around Cuautla is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, cropland (34%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
904 m
80 km
4,756 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Yecapixtla 11 km · Yautepec 16 km · Emiliano Zapata 26 km · Jiutepec 27 km · Santa Rosa Treinta 29 km · Ozumba de Alzate 29 km · Tres de Mayo 29 km · Temixco 31 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 Cuautla (18.8106°, -98.9352°, elevation 1,333 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).