Loreto weather in August

In August, Loreto sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 80 mm of rain across 11.1 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 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Loreto's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loreto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:29 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
53%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Loreto is human settlement in Zacatecas, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Loreto reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Loreto 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
Jan21° / 142.110.87.9
Feb23° / 111.711.28.6
Mar25° / 61.311.88.6
Apr28° / 12°51.612.57.6
May29° / 14°224.913.16.4
Jun28° / 15°701013.36.1
Jul26° / 15°9512.113.26.4
Aug26° / 15°8011.112.86.5
Sep25° / 14°811112.16.6
Oct25° / 12°305.111.57.9
Nov23° / 101.810.98.6
Dec21° / 71.110.78.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86436
96436
106337
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166040
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195941
205941
215842
225842
235743
245644
255545
265347
275248
285149
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Loreto gets around 80 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
232
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432
532
632
732
833
933
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1135
1236
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1437
1537
1638
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2140
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2440
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3042
3142

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176240
276240
376240
476240
576240
676240
776240
876240
975250
1075250
1175250
1274260
1374260
1474260
1574260
1674260
1774260
1873270
1972271
2072271
2172271
2271281
2370291
2470291
2569301
2668311
2767321
2866331
2965341
3065341
3164351

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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410calm
510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:237:25
213.06:237:24
313.06:247:24
413.06:247:23
513.06:257:23
613.06:257:22
712.96:257:22
812.96:267:21
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1012.96:277:20
1112.96:277:19
1212.86:277:18
1312.86:287:17
1412.86:287:17
1512.86:287:16
1612.86:297:15
1712.86:297:14
1812.76:307:14
1912.76:307:13
2012.76:307:12
2112.76:317:11
2212.76:317:10
2312.66:317:09
2412.66:327:09
2512.66:327:08
2612.66:327:07
2712.66:337:06
2812.56:337:05
2912.56:337:04
3012.56:347:03
3112.56:347:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Loreto?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Loreto in August

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

In August, Loreto sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Loreto 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 Loreto peaks around May 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highMay 24UV 14Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Loreto?

Loreto sits at 22.3°N, 102.0°W, 2,065 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Pabellón de Arteaga, 33 km away.

Topography around Loreto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loreto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 2,034 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,290 m.

The land around Loreto is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
671 m
80 km
1,290 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Pabellón de Arteaga 33 km · Rincón de Romos 35 km · San Francisco de los Romo 37 km · Salinas de Hidalgo 48 km · Jesús María 50 km · Aguascalientes 53 km · Guadalupe 76 km · Zacatecas 82 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 Loreto (22.2719°, -101.986°, elevation 2,065 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).