Playas del Rosario weather in August

In August, Playas del Rosario sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 169 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Playas del Rosario's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Playas del Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:58 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Playas del Rosario is town of Tabasco State, Mexico.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Playas del Rosario reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Playas del Rosario

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.

Playas del Rosario weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°13811.9116.4
Feb28° / 19°969.211.46.1
Mar31° / 21°62711.95.1
Apr33° / 23°616.612.43.7
May34° / 24°8310.512.82.8
Jun34° / 25°18418.5132.5
Jul34° / 24°10514.4132.6
Aug34° / 24°16920.212.62.4
Sep32° / 24°24224.412.12.6
Oct30° / 23°24620.211.63.7
Nov29° / 21°17214.311.25.1
Dec27° / 20°12411.5116.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34060
44060
53961
63862
73763
83664
93565
103565
113466
123466
133466
143367
153367
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193268
203169
213169
223070
233070
242872
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292476
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Playas del Rosario gets around 169 mm of rain over 20.2 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 64% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
251
352
453
554
655
756
857
957
1058
1159
1259
1360
1461
1563
1664
1765
1866
1968
2069
2170
2271
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2473
2574
2675
2776
2877
2977
3078
3178

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
176627
276627
366628
466529
566529
666430
766430
856530
956431
1056431
1156431
1256431
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1656233
1756134
1856035
1945937
2045838
2145640
2235641
2335443
2435245
2525246
2625048
2724949
2814851
2914752
3014752
3114752

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
186calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:536:42
212.85:546:42
312.85:546:41
412.85:546:41
512.85:556:40
612.75:556:40
712.75:556:39
812.75:566:39
912.75:566:38
1012.75:566:38
1112.75:566:37
1212.75:576:37
1312.75:576:36
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1612.65:586:34
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3112.46:016:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
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185.7Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Playas del Rosario?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Playas del Rosario.

What to pack for Playas del Rosario in August

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

In August, Playas del Rosario sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Playas del Rosario 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 Playas del Rosario peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Jan 1UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May7High
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Playas del Rosario 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 Playas del Rosario is worst in May — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1375 µg/m³Jan 1633 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr69Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Playas del Rosario?

Playas del Rosario sits at 17.9°N, 92.9°W, 18 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Río de Teapa, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Playas del Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Playas del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,423 m.

The land around Playas del Rosario is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
2,423 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Río de Teapa 9.0 km · Villahermosa 15 km · Reforma 23 km · Taxco 33 km · Teapa 33 km · Cunduacán 35 km · Macuspana 37 km · Jalpa de Méndez 39 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 Playas del Rosario (17.8529°, -92.9324°, elevation 18 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).