Magdalena de Kino weather in August

In August, Magdalena de Kino sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 61 mm of rain across 12.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Magdalena de Kino's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdalena de Kino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
45%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Magdalena de Kino is municipal seat of Magdalena, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1700

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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Magdalena de Kino reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Magdalena de Kino

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.

Magdalena de Kino 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 383.610.27.4
Feb20° / 38410.97.4
Mar23° / 222.811.88.5
Apr27° / 10°6112.78.3
May31° / 15°30.713.55.7
Jun36° / 20°61.613.92.9
Jul35° / 23°6411.713.82.7
Aug33° / 22°6112.513.13.3
Sep32° / 19°466.112.24.5
Oct29° / 14°232.511.27.3
Nov23° / 252.410.58.5
Dec19° / 384.110.17.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36634
46733
56733
66832
76931
87030
97129
107129
117228
127228
137327
147327
157327
167327
177327
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197426
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317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Magdalena de Kino gets around 61 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
640
740
840
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1640
1740
1840
1941
2041
2141
2241
2341
2441
2540
2640
2740
2839
2939
3039
3138

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
171131474
271131474
371131474
471131484
571131484
671131484
771130475
871130475
971130475
1071130475
1171030476
1271029486
1371029486
1471029486
1571029486
1671029486
1771128486
1871128486
1971128486
2081128486
2181127485
2291127485
23101226485
24101226485
25111225484
26111225474
27121325474
28121325464
29131325463
30131425453
31141425443

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 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 5:45 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:457:15
213.55:467:14
313.55:467:13
413.45:477:13
513.45:477:12
613.45:487:11
713.45:497:10
813.35:497:09
913.35:507:08
1013.35:517:07
1113.35:517:06
1213.25:527:06
1313.25:527:05
1413.25:537:04
1513.15:547:03
1613.15:547:02
1713.15:557:00
1813.15:566:59
1913.05:566:58
2013.05:576:57
2113.05:576:56
2213.05:586:55
2312.95:596:54
2412.95:596:53
2512.96:006:52
2612.86:006:50
2712.86:016:49
2812.86:026:48
2912.76:026:47
3012.76:036:46
3112.76:036:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 8.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Magdalena de Kino?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magdalena de Kino. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Magdalena de Kino in August

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

In August, Magdalena de Kino sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Magdalena de Kino 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 Magdalena de Kino peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magdalena de Kino?

Magdalena de Kino sits at 30.6°N, 111.0°W, 779 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cananea, 75 km away.

Topography around Magdalena de Kino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdalena de Kino has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,079 m.

The land around Magdalena de Kino is covered by shrubs (60%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (91%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
2,079 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Cananea 75 km · Nogales 76 km · Nogales 79 km · Rio Rico 94 km · Heroica Caborca 115 km · Sierra Vista 121 km · Green Valley 137 km · Sahuarita 148 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 de Kino (30.6268°, -110.9615°, elevation 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).