Magdalena Contreras weather in August

In August, Magdalena Contreras sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 229 mm of rain across 25.6 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:21 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Magdalena Contreras is human settlement in 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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Magdalena Contreras reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Magdalena Contreras 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
Jan18° / 314.9116.9
Feb20° / 305.411.37.3
Mar21° / 458.611.97.1
Apr22° / 811212.46.6
May22° / 13316.912.95.7
Jun21° / 10°21020.713.14.7
Jul20° / 24226.4133.9
Aug20° / 10°22925.612.74.0
Sep20° / 10°19522.612.14.2
Oct19° / 9514.111.65.5
Nov19° / 427.411.16.6
Dec18° / 20410.97.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Magdalena Contreras gets around 229 mm of rain over 25.6 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 82% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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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
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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 6:16 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:167:09
212.96:177:09
312.96:177:08
412.86:177:08
512.86:187:07
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2612.56:246:53
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2912.46:246:51
3012.46:256:50
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Magdalena Contreras

In seasonPeak

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

Magdalena Contreras's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Magdalena Contreras?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Magdalena Contreras for sightseeing.

What to pack for Magdalena Contreras in August

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

In August, Magdalena Contreras sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Magdalena Contreras in August

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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 Magdalena Contreras peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Magdalena Contreras 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 Magdalena Contreras is worst in December — around 179 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 11178 µg/m³Apr 14115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan149Unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar126Unhealthy
Apr113Unhealthy
May134Unhealthy
Jun126Unhealthy
Jul135Unhealthy
Aug127Unhealthy
Sep136Unhealthy
Oct137Unhealthy
Nov174Very unhealthy
Dec179Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Magdalena Contreras?

Magdalena Contreras sits at 19.3°N, 99.2°W, 2,348 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Álvaro Obregón, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Magdalena Contreras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdalena Contreras has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 2,369 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,494 m.

The land around Magdalena Contreras is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

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260 m
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1,697 m
80 km
4,494 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Álvaro Obregón 3.0 km · Coyoacán 5.0 km · Tlalpan 7.0 km · Benito Juárez 7.0 km · Colonia del Valle 8.0 km · Delegación Cuajimalpa de Morelos 9.0 km · Colonia Nativitas 10 km · Jesús del Monte 10 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 Magdalena Contreras (19.3321°, -99.2112°, elevation 2,348 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).