Nueva Italia de Ruiz weather in August

In August, Nueva Italia de Ruiz sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 180 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:33 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Nueva Italia de Ruiz is municipal seat of Múgica, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Founded
1909

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nueva Italia de Ruiz reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Nueva Italia de Ruiz

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.

Nueva Italia de Ruiz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°120.8115.6
Feb33° / 16°80.711.44.6
Mar35° / 17°70.411.93.5
Apr37° / 19°00.112.42.2
May37° / 22°92.112.91.9
Jun34° / 23°12416.913.12.5
Jul33° / 23°16322.7132.6
Aug32° / 23°1802412.62.6
Sep31° / 22°19024.312.12.8
Oct32° / 21°841411.63.7
Nov32° / 19°202.811.14.7
Dec32° / 16°40.710.95.4

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 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43070
53070
63070
73070
82971
92872
102872
112872
122872
132773
142773
152674
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212476
222476
232377
242377
252278
262080
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282080
291981
301981
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nueva Italia de Ruiz gets around 180 mm of rain over 24 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 77% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
277
377
477
577
677
777
877
977
1077
1176
1276
1376
1476
1575
1675
1775
1875
1975
2076
2176
2276
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2477
2578
2678
2779
2879
2980
3080
3181

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
186626
286527
386527
476528
576528
676429
776429
876429
976429
1076330
1176330
1286230
1386230
1486131
1596031
1695932
1795932
1895833
1995833
2095734
2185735
2285636
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2475538
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3135641

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 4 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
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104calm
114calm
124calm
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314calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:287:21
212.96:297:20
312.86:297:20
412.86:297:19
512.86:307:19
612.86:307:18
712.86:307:18
812.86:317:17
912.86:317:16
1012.76:317:16
1112.76:327:15
1212.76:327:15
1312.76:327:14
1412.76:327:13
1512.76:337:13
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1912.66:347:10
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2712.56:367:04
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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 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nueva Italia de Ruiz

In seasonPeak

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

Nueva Italia de Ruiz'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 Nueva Italia de Ruiz?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nueva Italia de Ruiz.

What to pack for Nueva Italia de Ruiz in August

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

In August, Nueva Italia de Ruiz sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nueva Italia de Ruiz 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 Nueva Italia de Ruiz peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highMar 23UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nueva Italia de Ruiz 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 Nueva Italia de Ruiz is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodGoodApr 2340 µg/m³Feb 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr40Poor
May40Poor
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nueva Italia de Ruiz?

Nueva Italia de Ruiz sits at 19.0°N, 102.1°W, 416 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Apatzingán, 29 km away.

Topography around Nueva Italia de Ruiz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nueva Italia de Ruiz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nueva Italia de Ruiz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 427 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 845 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,694 m.

The land around Nueva Italia de Ruiz is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
16 km
845 m
80 km
3,694 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Apatzingán 29 km · Uruapan 44 km · Ario de Rosales 45 km · Peribán de Ramos 65 km · Paracho de Verduzco 69 km · Tacámbaro de Codallos 71 km · Los Reyes de Salgado 74 km · Pátzcuaro 74 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 Nueva Italia de Ruiz (19.0247°, -102.0931°, elevation 416 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).