Palaú weather in August

In August, Palaú sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 52 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 57% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Palaú's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palaú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:20 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Palaú is town in Múzquiz Municipality, State of Coahuila, Mexico.

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 Palaú 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 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Palaú

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.

Palaú weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 214.110.47.3
Feb22° / 214.3117.9
Mar26° / 13°355.311.87.6
Apr30° / 16°435.812.65.6
May33° / 20°691013.43.7
Jun35° / 23°507.113.72.7
Jul35° / 24°687.513.62.6
Aug35° / 24°525.5132.7
Sep32° / 21°9610.512.24.2
Oct28° / 17°586.411.36.7
Nov23° / 11°304.710.68.0
Dec20° / 224.210.37.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Palaú gets around 52 mm of rain over 5.5 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 19% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:127:32
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413.36:137:30
513.36:147:29
613.26:147:28
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1213.16:187:23
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1413.06:197:22
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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 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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266.0Intense
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Palaú?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palaú.

What to pack for Palaú in August

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

In August, Palaú sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Palaú 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 Palaú peaks around July 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 12Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Palaú 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 Palaú is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Jan 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr9Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palaú?

Palaú sits at 27.9°N, 101.4°W, 433 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Palaú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Palaú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 432 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m.

The land around Palaú is covered by shrubs (62%) within 3 km, shrubs (79%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
1,093 m
80 km
1,859 m
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August weather nearby: Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz 9.0 km · Nueva Rosita 21 km · Sabinas 30 km · Allende 75 km · Nava 87 km · San Buenaventura 93 km · Frontera 107 km · Monclova 110 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 Palaú (27.8924°, -101.4235°, elevation 433 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).