Jaral del Progreso weather in August

In August, Jaral del Progreso sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 131 mm of rain across 18.5 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Jaral del Progreso's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaral del Progreso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Jaral del Progreso is municipal seat of Jaral, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1590

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Jaral del Progreso reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Jaral del Progreso 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
Jan24° / 112.110.98.6
Feb26° / 121.811.38.4
Mar29° / 11°111.911.97.3
Apr31° / 13°102.612.55.7
May31° / 15°417.3134.9
Jun29° / 16°13015.713.24.7
Jul27° / 15°15720.913.14.9
Aug27° / 15°13118.512.75.2
Sep26° / 15°11616.412.15.5
Oct26° / 13°427.511.57.0
Nov26° / 10°142.8118.3
Dec24° / 41.110.88.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34357
44357
54258
64357
74258
84258
94159
104060
113961
123961
133961
143763
153763
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193466
203367
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283268
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jaral del Progreso gets around 131 mm of rain over 18.5 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 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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459
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760
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961
1061
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1461
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1661
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
2261
2361
2461
2561
2661
2761
2862
2962
3062
3163

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1166618
2166618
3166618
4176518
5176518
6186418
7186418
8186418
9186418
10186319
11186319
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26146323
27146224
28146224
29146125
30146125
31146125

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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315calm

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 6:22 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:227:18
212.96:237:18
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412.96:237:17
512.96:247:16
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1412.76:277:11
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1712.76:287:09
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1912.66:287:07
2012.66:297:06
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2412.66:307:03
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2812.56:317:00
2912.56:316:59
3012.46:316:58
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jaral del Progreso

In seasonPeak

In August, Jaral del Progreso sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Jaral del Progreso's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Jaral del Progreso?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Jaral del Progreso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jaral del Progreso in August

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

In August, Jaral del Progreso sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Jaral del Progreso 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 Jaral del Progreso peaks around June 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 14UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Jaral del Progreso 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 Jaral del Progreso is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1226 µg/m³Oct 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jaral del Progreso?

Jaral del Progreso sits at 20.4°N, 101.1°W, 1,779 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Valle de Santiago, 13 km away.

Topography around Jaral del Progreso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaral del Progreso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 1,752 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m.

The land around Jaral del Progreso is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
1,138 m
80 km
1,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Valle de Santiago 13 km · Cortazar 16 km · Villagrán 17 km · Yuriria 19 km · Salvatierra 26 km · Salamanca 26 km · Uriangato 28 km · Moroleón 30 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 Jaral del Progreso (20.3721°, -101.0642°, elevation 1,779 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).