Oxkutzkab weather in August

In August, Oxkutzkab sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 98 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Oxkutzkab's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oxkutzkab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:41 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Oxkutzkab is city in Yucatan, Mexico.

Founded
1548

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 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Oxkutzkab reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°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 Oxkutzkab

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Oxkutzkab weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°203.910.96.0
Feb32° / 19°112.211.35.1
Mar34° / 20°112.411.93.8
Apr36° / 22°264.612.52.5
May36° / 24°507.4132.1
Jun35° / 24°11116.313.22.3
Jul35° / 24°7815.713.12.2
Aug35° / 24°9817.612.72.1
Sep34° / 23°13519.512.12.4
Oct32° / 22°8813.911.53.6
Nov31° / 20°326.6115.0
Dec30° / 19°19410.85.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45644
55644
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115446
125446
135446
145347
155446
165446
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264753
274753
284654
294555
304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Oxkutzkab gets around 98 mm of rain over 17.6 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 57% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
655
755
855
954
1054
1154
1254
1354
1454
1554
1654
1755
1855
1955
2056
2157
2257
2358
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2560
2661
2762
2863
2963
3064
3164

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112799
2127810
3117910
4117811
5107911
6107911
7107812
8107812
997912
1097912
1197912
1297912
1397912
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3047323
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
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278calm
288calm
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318calm

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 5:36 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:366:32
212.95:366:31
312.95:366:31
412.95:376:30
512.95:376:30
612.95:386:29
712.85:386:29
812.85:386:28
912.85:396:27
1012.85:396:27
1112.85:396:26
1212.85:406:25
1312.75:406:25
1412.75:406:24
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3012.45:456:11
3112.45:456:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
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285.8Bright
295.7Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Oxkutzkab

In seasonPeak

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

Oxkutzkab's rainy season runs June–October, 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 Oxkutzkab?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oxkutzkab.

What to pack for Oxkutzkab in August

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

In August, Oxkutzkab sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Oxkutzkab in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oxkutzkab peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Oxkutzkab 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 Oxkutzkab is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1928 µg/m³Jan 18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Oxkutzkab?

Oxkutzkab sits at 20.3°N, 89.4°W, 23 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ticul, 16 km away.

Topography around Oxkutzkab

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oxkutzkab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m.

The land around Oxkutzkab is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
202 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Ticul 16 km · Tecax 18 km · Ek Balam 42 km · Peto 55 km · Kanasín 71 km · Umán 72 km · Merida 76 km · Izamal 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 Oxkutzkab (20.3073°, -89.4181°, elevation 23 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).