Jalpa de Méndez weather in August

In August, Jalpa de Méndez sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 200 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jalpa de Méndez's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jalpa de Méndez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
200 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Jalpa de Méndez is municipal seat of Jalpa, State of Tabasco, Mexico.

Density
1,570/km²
people per km²
Founded
1550

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 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Jalpa de Méndez reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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)
13425
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How August really feels in Jalpa de Méndez

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Jalpa de Méndez 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
Jan28° / 20°6610116.5
Feb30° / 21°43711.45.7
Mar32° / 23°255.511.94.5
Apr35° / 25°345.812.43.0
May35° / 26°7711.112.82.3
Jun34° / 26°21621.313.12.2
Jul34° / 25°13818132.4
Aug34° / 25°20022.512.62.3
Sep32° / 25°27825.812.12.4
Oct31° / 24°22520.911.63.5
Nov29° / 22°11214.311.14.9
Dec28° / 21°6510.710.96.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% 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 (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54357
64357
74258
84159
94060
103961
113961
123961
133862
143763
153763
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183763
193565
203466
213466
223268
233268
243268
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272971
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292872
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jalpa de Méndez gets around 200 mm of rain over 22.5 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 72% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
264
364
465
566
666
767
867
967
1067
1168
1268
1368
1469
1570
1671
1771
1872
1973
2074
2175
2276
2377
2478
2579
2680
2781
2881
2982
3083
3183

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115346
215247
315148
415049
514950
614851
714752
814653
914554
1014455
1104357
1204258
1304159
1404060
1503961
1603862
1703763
1803565
1903466
2003268
2103169
2202971
2302773
2402674
2502476
2602377
2702278
2802179
2902080
3001981
3101981

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:536:43
212.85:546:43
312.85:546:42
412.85:546:42
512.85:556:41
612.85:556:41
712.75:556:40
812.75:566:40
912.75:566:39
1012.75:566:39
1112.75:566:38
1212.75:576:37
1312.75:576:37
1412.65:576:36
1512.65:586:36
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2712.46:006:27
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2912.46:016:25
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3112.46:016:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jalpa de Méndez

In seasonPeak

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

Jalpa de Méndez sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Jalpa de Méndez'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
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Jalpa de Méndez?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jalpa de Méndez.

What to pack for Jalpa de Méndez in August

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

In August, Jalpa de Méndez sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jalpa de Méndez 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 50 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Jalpa de Méndez 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 Jalpa de Méndez peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highExtremeVery highJun 20UV 12Jan 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May7Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Jalpa de Méndez 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 Jalpa de Méndez is worst in May — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1375 µg/m³Jan 1633 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr69Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Jalpa de Méndez?

Jalpa de Méndez sits at 18.2°N, 93.1°W, 12 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Taxco, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Jalpa de Méndez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jalpa de Méndez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m.

The land around Jalpa de Méndez is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
903 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Taxco 7.0 km · Cunduacán 17 km · Comalcalco 20 km · Villahermosa 25 km · Paraiso 30 km · Reforma 37 km · Cárdenas 38 km · Playas del Rosario 39 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 Jalpa de Méndez (18.1768°, -93.0638°, 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).