Ocozocoautla de Espinosa weather in August

In August, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 230 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ocozocoautla de Espinosa's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocozocoautla de Espinosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:01 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Ocozocoautla de Espinosa is municipal seat of Ocozocoautla, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1592

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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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How August really feels in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ocozocoautla de Espinosa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°92.711.18.2
Feb27° / 16°61.711.47.8
Mar30° / 18°92.711.96.5
Apr31° / 20°246.212.44.9
May31° / 21°10715.512.84.0
Jun29° / 21°26525.6133.3
Jul29° / 20°21025.612.93.5
Aug28° / 20°23025.612.63.6
Sep28° / 20°23826.712.13.7
Oct27° / 19°12717.411.65.2
Nov26° / 18°396.111.27.3
Dec26° / 16°143.1118.0

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 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42179
52080
62080
71981
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101882
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ocozocoautla de Espinosa gets around 230 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 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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281
381
481
581
681
781
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981
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1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1682
1782
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2283
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2585
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2887
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3188

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247228
257228
267228
277327
287327
297426
307426
317525

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 5:57 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:576:42
212.75:576:42
312.75:576:41
412.75:586:41
512.75:586:41
612.75:586:40
712.75:586:40
812.75:596:39
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1212.66:006:37
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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 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ocozocoautla de Espinosa

In seasonPeak

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

Ocozocoautla de Espinosa's monsoon runs June–October, 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 Ocozocoautla de Espinosa?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa.

What to pack for Ocozocoautla de Espinosa in August

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

In August, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 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 Ocozocoautla de Espinosa peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 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 Ocozocoautla de Espinosa is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Dec 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ocozocoautla de Espinosa?

Ocozocoautla de Espinosa sits at 16.8°N, 93.4°W, 873 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Berriozábal, 12 km away.

Topography around Ocozocoautla de Espinosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocozocoautla de Espinosa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m around an average of 894 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,679 m.

The land around Ocozocoautla de Espinosa is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
388 m
16 km
702 m
80 km
2,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Berriozábal 12 km · Tuxtla 28 km · Suchiapa 33 km · Cintalapa de Figueroa 38 km · Chiapas 39 km · Villaflores 60 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 78 km · Arriaga 81 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 Ocozocoautla de Espinosa (16.7612°, -93.3743°, elevation 873 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).