Pinotepa Nacional weather in August

In August, Pinotepa Nacional sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 278 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pinotepa Nacional's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pinotepa Nacional's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
278 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:20 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Pinotepa Nacional is municipal seat of Pinotepa Nacional, State of Oaxaca, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pinotepa Nacional reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Pinotepa Nacional

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.

Pinotepa Nacional 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
Jan30° / 23°41.211.16.9
Feb30° / 23°40.811.56.8
Mar30° / 23°40.611.96.6
Apr31° / 24°51.312.46.0
May31° / 25°711212.84.5
Jun30° / 25°26024.3133.3
Jul30° / 25°2042512.93.3
Aug30° / 25°27827.312.53.1
Sep29° / 24°32227.612.13.1
Oct29° / 24°17921.211.64.0
Nov30° / 24°396.811.25.9
Dec30° / 23°61.5116.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52773
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112674
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pinotepa Nacional gets around 278 mm of rain over 27.3 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 88% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17327
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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 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:167:00
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312.76:177:00
412.76:176:59
512.76:176:59
612.76:176:58
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Pinotepa Nacional

In seasonPeak

In August, Pinotepa Nacional sits inside its pacific hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pinotepa Nacional sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pinotepa Nacional's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Pinotepa Nacional?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pinotepa Nacional.

What to pack for Pinotepa Nacional in August

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

In August, Pinotepa Nacional sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pinotepa Nacional in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in July at about 30°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Pinotepa Nacional 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 Pinotepa Nacional peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 10UV 12Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pinotepa Nacional 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 Pinotepa Nacional is worst in May — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1446 µg/m³Jan 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar19Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May48Poor
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pinotepa Nacional?

Pinotepa Nacional sits at 16.3°N, 98.1°W, 211 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ometepec, 54 km away.

Topography around Pinotepa Nacional

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pinotepa Nacional has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 216 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,929 m.

The land around Pinotepa Nacional is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), water (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
295 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
2,929 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ometepec 54 km · Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco 111 km · Puerto Escondido 118 km · Ayutla de los Libres 131 km · Tlapa de Comonfort 145 km · Ocotlán de Morelos 155 km · Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz 155 km · Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán 160 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 Pinotepa Nacional (16.3401°, -98.053°, elevation 211 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).