Las Guacamayas weather in August

In August, Las Guacamayas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 254 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Las Guacamayas's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Guacamayas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
254 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:35 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Las Guacamayas is town in Cárdenas Municipality, State of Michoacán, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Las Guacamayas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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How August really feels in Las Guacamayas

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Las Guacamayas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°211.2117.2
Feb29° / 22°70.511.47.4
Mar29° / 22°80.511.97.4
Apr29° / 22°1012.46.9
May30° / 24°122.312.86.0
Jun30° / 25°16815.613.14.3
Jul30° / 25°18418.6133.8
Aug30° / 25°25420.912.63.7
Sep29° / 25°33323.812.13.5
Oct29° / 25°19620.211.64.2
Nov29° / 24°365.911.26.1
Dec29° / 23°111.810.97.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83268
93268
103070
113070
122971
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Las Guacamayas gets around 254 mm of rain over 20.9 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 67% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
362
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562
663
763
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1767
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1968
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2169
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3177

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
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85644
95743
105842
115941
126040
136139
146238
156238
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256337
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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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 6:30 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:307:19
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412.86:317:18
512.86:327:18
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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96.0Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Las Guacamayas

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Las Guacamayas?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Las Guacamayas.

What to pack for Las Guacamayas in August

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

In August, Las Guacamayas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Las Guacamayas 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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Las Guacamayas in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Las Guacamayas peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 10UV 12Dec 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Las Guacamayas 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 Las Guacamayas is worst in May — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.4× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1539 µg/m³Feb 135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr21Moderate
May42Poor
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Las Guacamayas?

Las Guacamayas sits at 18.0°N, 102.2°W, 27 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is La Orilla, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Las Guacamayas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Guacamayas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,354 m.

The land around Las Guacamayas is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
2,354 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: La Orilla 3.0 km · Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas 6.0 km · Zihuatanejo 81 km · Nueva Italia de Ruiz 112 km · Petatlán 113 km · Apatzingán 120 km · Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares 131 km · Ario de Rosales 142 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 Las Guacamayas (18.0191°, -102.2101°, elevation 27 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).