Morelia weather in August

In August, Morelia sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 115 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:29 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
74%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Morelia is capital of the State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Founded
1541

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Morelia reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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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Morelia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 193.310.98.2
Feb25° / 192.911.38.4
Mar27° / 11°173.411.97.9
Apr29° / 12°174.412.46.5
May29° / 14°5611.512.95.6
Jun26° / 15°11618.713.25.1
Jul25° / 15°1262313.14.8
Aug25° / 15°11521.212.75.0
Sep24° / 14°1151912.15.4
Oct25° / 13°551011.56.9
Nov24° / 10°254.611.18.2
Dec23° / 122.310.88.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93070
102971
112971
123070
133070
142971
152872
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172773
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192674
202575
212476
222476
232377
242278
252179
262179
272179
282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Morelia gets around 115 mm of rain over 21.2 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 69% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
367
467
567
667
767
867
967
1067
1167
1267
1367
1468
1568
1668
1769
1869
1969
2069
2170
2270
2370
2470
2571
2671
2772
2872
2972
3073
3173

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
16895
26895
36895
46895
56895
67885
77885
87885
98875
108875
118875
128875
139865
149865
159865
169856
179856
189847
199847
209838
219838
228839
238839
2478310
2578310
2678211
2768311
2868311
2968311
3068212
3168212

Wind in August

Winds average 4 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
155calm
165calm
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185calm
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315calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:247:18
212.96:247:17
312.96:247:17
412.96:257:16
512.86:257:16
612.86:257:15
712.86:267:15
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1212.76:277:12
1312.76:287:11
1412.76:287:10
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1612.76:297:09
1712.76:297:08
1812.66:297:08
1912.66:297:07
2012.66:307:06
2112.66:307:05
2212.66:307:05
2312.66:307:04
2412.56:317:03
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2712.56:317:01
2812.56:327:00
2912.46:326:59
3012.46:326:58
3112.46:326:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
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55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Morelia

In seasonPeak

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

Morelia's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Morelia?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Morelia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Morelia in August

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

In August, Morelia sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Morelia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Morelia peaks around June 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 15UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Morelia 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 Morelia is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (March, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1131 µg/m³Mar 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Morelia?

Morelia sits at 19.7°N, 101.2°W, 1,917 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zinapécuaro de Figueroa, 41 km away.

Topography around Morelia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morelia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 1,918 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,104 m.

The land around Morelia is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, grassland (30%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
943 m
80 km
3,104 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Zinapécuaro de Figueroa 41 km · Moroleón 48 km · Uriangato 49 km · Pátzcuaro 49 km · Puruándiro 55 km · Yuriria 57 km · Tacámbaro de Codallos 59 km · Acámbaro 61 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 Morelia (19.7008°, -101.1844°, elevation 1,917 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).