Peto weather in August

In August, Peto sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 102 mm of rain across 18.3 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 Peto's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:39 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Peto is city in Yucatan, Mexico.

Founded
1549

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 Peto 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 Peto

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.

Peto 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°224.310.96.0
Feb31° / 19°112.811.35.2
Mar34° / 20°14311.93.9
Apr35° / 22°274.312.42.7
May36° / 24°537.712.92.2
Jun34° / 24°12015.713.22.4
Jul35° / 24°7815.613.12.3
Aug35° / 24°10218.312.72.2
Sep34° / 24°14120.412.12.4
Oct32° / 22°10114.911.53.5
Nov31° / 20°336.8115.1
Dec30° / 19°214.410.85.9

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 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55446
65446
75347
85347
95347
105248
115248
125248
135248
145347
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225149
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274753
284654
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314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Peto gets around 102 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
457
557
657
758
858
958
1057
1157
1257
1357
1457
1557
1657
1757
1857
1957
2058
2158
2259
2359
2460
2561
2662
2763
2864
2965
3065
3166

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
178013
277914
377914
467915
567816
667816
767717
857718
957718
1057718
1157619
1257619
1357520
1457520
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2337225
2437225
2537126
2637027
2727127
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3027028
3117128

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
28calm
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68calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 5:34 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:346:29
212.95:346:29
312.95:356:28
412.95:356:28
512.95:356:27
612.95:366:27
712.85:366:26
812.85:366:26
912.85:376:25
1012.85:376:25
1112.85:376:24
1212.85:386:23
1312.75:386:23
1412.75:386:22
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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 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Peto

In seasonPeak

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

Peto'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 Peto?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Peto.

What to pack for Peto in August

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

In August, Peto 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 Peto 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 Peto peaks around June 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highHighJun 17UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Peto 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 Peto 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 Peto?

Peto sits at 20.1°N, 88.9°W, 36 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ek Balam, 15 km away.

Topography around Peto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m.

The land around Peto is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
202 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Ek Balam 15 km · Tecax 39 km · Oxkutzkab 55 km · Chichen Itza 71 km · Ticul 71 km · Izamal 90 km · Valladolid 98 km · Felipe Carrillo Puerto 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 Peto (20.1261°, -88.923°, elevation 36 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).