Nochistlán de Mejía weather in August

In August, Nochistlán de Mejía sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 177 mm of rain across 20.5 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Nochistlán de Mejía's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nochistlán de Mejía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:33 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Nochistlán de Mejía is city and municipality in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Founded
1532

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 Nochistlán de Mejía reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72616
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92616
102616
112616
122616
132616
142616
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232616
242616
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262616
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

Nochistlán de Mejía 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
Jan22° / 192.410.88.2
Feb24° / 131.711.38.7
Mar27° / 11°70.911.88.3
Apr29° / 13°51.212.56.7
May31° / 16°275135.4
Jun29° / 17°14915.613.34.8
Jul26° / 16°20021.513.24.9
Aug26° / 16°17720.512.75.1
Sep26° / 15°15017.512.15.5
Oct26° / 13°557.911.57.2
Nov24° / 10°142.6118.6
Dec23° / 81.310.78.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55446
65347
75347
85248
95248
105050
114951
124951
134753
144753
154654
164654
174654
184555
194555
204555
214456
224357
234258
244258
254159
263961
273961
283961
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nochistlán de Mejía gets around 177 mm of rain over 20.5 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
462
562
662
763
863
964
1065
1165
1266
1366
1466
1567
1667
1768
1868
1969
2069
2169
2269
2369
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1175528
2175528
3175627
4175627
5175627
6185527
7185527
8185527
9175627
10175627
11175528
12175528
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17165430
18165331
19155332
20155332
21155233
22145234
23145234
24135334
25135235
26125335
27125335
28115435
29115336
30115336
31115336

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:287:27
213.06:287:27
313.06:297:26
412.96:297:25
512.96:297:25
612.96:307:24
712.96:307:24
812.96:317:23
912.96:317:23
1012.86:317:22
1112.86:327:21
1212.86:327:21
1312.86:327:20
1412.86:337:19
1512.86:337:18
1612.76:337:18
1712.76:347:17
1812.76:347:16
1912.76:347:15
2012.76:357:15
2112.66:357:14
2212.66:357:13
2312.66:367:12
2412.66:367:11
2512.66:367:10
2612.56:367:09
2712.56:377:09
2812.56:377:08
2912.56:377:07
3012.56:387:06
3112.56:387:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nochistlán de Mejía

In seasonPeak

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

Nochistlán de Mejía's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Nochistlán de Mejía?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nochistlán de Mejía for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nochistlán de Mejía in August

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

In August, Nochistlán de Mejía sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Nochistlán de Mejía 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 Nochistlán de Mejía peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highApr 23UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nochistlán de Mejía 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 Nochistlán de Mejía is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1223 µg/m³Jun 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nochistlán de Mejía?

Nochistlán de Mejía sits at 21.4°N, 102.8°W, 1,866 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teocaltiche, 29 km away.

Topography around Nochistlán de Mejía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nochistlán de Mejía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,881 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,091 m.

The land around Nochistlán de Mejía is covered by cropland (37%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
1,068 m
80 km
2,091 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Teocaltiche 29 km · Villa Hidalgo 44 km · Jalostotitlán 46 km · San Juan de los Lagos 55 km · Calvillo 55 km · San Miguel el Alto 59 km · Tepatitlán de Morelos 61 km · Encarnación de Díaz 65 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 Nochistlán de Mejía (21.3636°, -102.8475°, elevation 1,866 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).