Madera weather in August

In August, Madera sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 173 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Madera's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madera's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 173 mm; 21.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:45 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Madera is municipal seat of Madera, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Madera 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 about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	14
16	26	14
17	26	14
18	26	14
19	26	14
20	26	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

How August really feels in Madera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Madera weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / -0°	35	4.7	1.5	10.3	4.6
Feb	15° / 1°	40	5.3	2.2	11	5.2
Mar	18° / 3°	25	4	1.2	11.8	7.0
Apr	22° / 5°	12	2.3	0.2	12.7	8.3
May	26° / 9°	12	2.8	0	13.4	8.5
Jun	29° / 13°	48	9.4	0	13.8	6.0
Jul	27° / 14°	222	23.9	0	13.7	4.5
Aug	26° / 14°	173	21.7	0	13	5.0
Sep	25° / 12°	79	12.3	0	12.2	6.7
Oct	22° / 8°	36	5.1	0.1	11.3	8.0
Nov	18° / 3°	27	3.6	0.4	10.5	7.0
Dec	14° / 0°	42	4.6	2.1	10.2	4.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	40	40	41	42	44	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	49	49	51	52	53	54	54	56	57
Cloudier (%)	60	60	59	58	56	56	55	54	53	53	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	51	51	49	48	47	46	46	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Madera gets around 173 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	80	79	78	77	76	75	75	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	61	60	59	59	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	79
3	78
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	75
8	74
9	73
10	73
11	73
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	71
16	71
17	70
18	70
19	70
20	69
21	68
22	67
23	66
24	65
25	64
26	63
27	61
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	58

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	20	22	23	25	26	28	30	31
Comfortable (%)	68	68	69	68	68	67	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	63	62	61
Humid (%)	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	10	68	22
2	10	68	22
3	10	69	21
4	11	68	21
5	11	68	21
6	12	67	21
7	12	68	20
8	12	68	20
9	13	67	20
10	13	67	20
11	14	66	20
12	14	66	20
13	14	66	20
14	15	65	20
15	15	66	19
16	15	66	19
17	16	66	18
18	16	66	18
19	16	67	17
20	17	67	16
21	17	67	16
22	18	67	15
23	19	67	14
24	20	67	13
25	22	66	12
26	23	66	11
27	25	65	10
28	26	65	9
29	28	63	9
30	30	62	8
31	31	61	8

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	5:36	7:01
2	13.4	5:37	7:00
3	13.4	5:37	7:00
4	13.3	5:38	6:59
5	13.3	5:39	6:58
6	13.3	5:39	6:57
7	13.3	5:40	6:56
8	13.3	5:40	6:56
9	13.2	5:41	6:55
10	13.2	5:42	6:54
11	13.2	5:42	6:53
12	13.2	5:43	6:52
13	13.1	5:43	6:51
14	13.1	5:44	6:50
15	13.1	5:44	6:49
16	13.1	5:45	6:48
17	13.0	5:46	6:47
18	13.0	5:46	6:46
19	13.0	5:47	6:45
20	13.0	5:47	6:44
21	12.9	5:48	6:43
22	12.9	5:48	6:42
23	12.9	5:49	6:41
24	12.8	5:49	6:40
25	12.8	5:50	6:39
26	12.8	5:51	6:38
27	12.8	5:51	6:37
28	12.7	5:52	6:35
29	12.7	5:52	6:34
30	12.7	5:53	6:33
31	12.6	5:53	6:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Madera

In seasonPeak

In August, Madera sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Madera's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Madera?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Madera for sightseeing.

What to pack for Madera in August

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

In August, Madera sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Madera in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Madera peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	7	10	12	12	14	13	12	11	8	6	5
Level	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	High
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Madera?

Madera sits at 29.2°N, 108.1°W, 2,117 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nuevo Casas Grandes, 138 km away.

Topography around Madera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 2,145 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,480 m.

The land around Madera is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

268 m

trees 35%

16 km

1,421 m

trees 68%

80 km

2,480 m

trees 60%

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← July Madera year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Nuevo Casas Grandes 138 km · Cuauhtémoc 152 km · Chihuahua 209 km · Juan Aldama 220 km · Esperanza 250 km · Ciudad Obregón 259 km · Navojoa 268 km · Agua Prieta 272 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

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 Madera (29.1927°, -108.1433°, elevation 2,117 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	14
16	26	14
17	26	14
18	26	14
19	26	14
20	26	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	79
3	78
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	75
8	74
9	73
10	73
11	73
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	71
16	71
17	70
18	70
19	70
20	69
21	68
22	67
23	66
24	65
25	64
26	63
27	61
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	10	68	22
2	10	68	22
3	10	69	21
4	11	68	21
5	11	68	21
6	12	67	21
7	12	68	20
8	12	68	20
9	13	67	20
10	13	67	20
11	14	66	20
12	14	66	20
13	14	66	20
14	15	65	20
15	15	66	19
16	15	66	19
17	16	66	18
18	16	66	18
19	16	67	17
20	17	67	16
21	17	67	16
22	18	67	15
23	19	67	14
24	20	67	13
25	22	66	12
26	23	66	11
27	25	65	10
28	26	65	9
29	28	63	9
30	30	62	8
31	31	61	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	14
16	26	14
17	26	14
18	26	14
19	26	14
20	26	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	79
3	78
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	75
8	74
9	73
10	73
11	73
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	71
16	71
17	70
18	70
19	70
20	69
21	68
22	67
23	66
24	65
25	64
26	63
27	61
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	10	68	22
2	10	68	22
3	10	69	21
4	11	68	21
5	11	68	21
6	12	67	21
7	12	68	20
8	12	68	20
9	13	67	20
10	13	67	20
11	14	66	20
12	14	66	20
13	14	66	20
14	15	65	20
15	15	66	19
16	15	66	19
17	16	66	18
18	16	66	18
19	16	67	17
20	17	67	16
21	17	67	16
22	18	67	15
23	19	67	14
24	20	67	13
25	22	66	12
26	23	66	11
27	25	65	10
28	26	65	9
29	28	63	9
30	30	62	8
31	31	61	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	14
5	26	14
6	26	14
7	26	14
8	26	14
9	26	14
10	26	14
11	26	14
12	26	14
13	26	14
14	26	14
15	26	14
16	26	14
17	26	14
18	26	14
19	26	14
20	26	14
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	41	59
4	42	58
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	80
2	79
3	78
4	77
5	76
6	75
7	75
8	74
9	73
10	73
11	73
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	71
16	71
17	70
18	70
19	70
20	69
21	68
22	67
23	66
24	65
25	64
26	63
27	61
28	60
29	59
30	59
31	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	10	68	22
2	10	68	22
3	10	69	21
4	11	68	21
5	11	68	21
6	12	67	21
7	12	68	20
8	12	68	20
9	13	67	20
10	13	67	20
11	14	66	20
12	14	66	20
13	14	66	20
14	15	65	20
15	15	66	19
16	15	66	19
17	16	66	18
18	16	66	18
19	16	67	17
20	17	67	16
21	17	67	16
22	18	67	15
23	19	67	14
24	20	67	13
25	22	66	12
26	23	66	11
27	25	65	10
28	26	65	9
29	28	63	9
30	30	62	8
31	31	61	8