Fresnillo weather in August

In August, Fresnillo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 79 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fresnillo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fresnillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:31 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Fresnillo is city in Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Density
29/km²
people per km²
Founded
1554

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Fresnillo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Fresnillo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 152.610.77.7
Feb22° / 111.611.28.4
Mar25° / 81.611.88.6
Apr27° / 11°92.212.57.8
May29° / 14°204.713.16.5
Jun28° / 15°689.713.46.2
Jul26° / 14°9411.813.36.5
Aug26° / 14°7910.912.86.6
Sep24° / 13°981312.16.5
Oct24° / 11°315.311.58.0
Nov22° / 132.310.98.4
Dec20° / 81.510.67.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46535
56535
66535
76436
86436
96337
106337
116238
126139
136139
146139
156040
166139
176040
185941
196040
205941
215842
225941
235842
245743
255644
265446
275347
285347
295149
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fresnillo gets around 79 mm of rain over 10.9 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 36% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
633
733
833
934
1034
1134
1234
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2036
2137
2237
2338
2439
2540
2641
2742
2843
2944
3045
3146

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178220
278220
378220
477230
577230
677230
777230
877230
977230
1077230
1177230
1277230
1377230
1477230
1577230
1677230
1777230
1877230
1976240
2076240
2175250
2274260
2373270
2472280
2570291
2668311
2767321
2866331
2964351
3063361
3162371

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:257:30
213.16:267:29
313.06:267:29
413.06:267:28
513.06:277:28
613.06:277:27
713.06:287:26
813.06:287:26
912.96:297:25
1012.96:297:24
1112.96:297:24
1212.96:307:23
1312.96:307:22
1412.86:317:21
1512.86:317:21
1612.86:317:20
1712.86:327:19
1812.86:327:18
1912.76:327:17
2012.76:337:16
2112.76:337:16
2212.76:347:15
2312.76:347:14
2412.66:347:13
2512.66:357:12
2612.66:357:11
2712.66:357:10
2812.66:367:09
2912.56:367:08
3012.56:367:07
3112.56:377:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
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166.7Intense
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186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.5Intense
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236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fresnillo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fresnillo in August

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

In August, Fresnillo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Fresnillo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fresnillo peaks around May 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighMay 16UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Fresnillo?

Fresnillo sits at 23.2°N, 102.9°W, 2,192 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Víctor Rosales, 30 km away.

Topography around Fresnillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fresnillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 2,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Fresnillo is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
790 m
80 km
1,141 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Víctor Rosales 30 km · Zacatecas 54 km · Guadalupe 60 km · Jerez de García Salinas 60 km · Río Grande 74 km · Sombrerete 94 km · Rincón de Romos 119 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 129 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 Fresnillo (23.1749°, -102.8679°, elevation 2,192 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).