Puebla weather in August

In August, Puebla sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puebla's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puebla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:09 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
22%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Puebla is human settlement in 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 42°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puebla reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 45°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Puebla

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.

Puebla weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°91.510.18.4
Feb24° / 11°111.910.88.7
Mar28° / 14°81.311.87.9
Apr31° / 16°30.512.85.8
May36° / 20°10.113.63.1
Jun40° / 24°10.214.10.4
Jul42° / 28°103.113.90.0
Aug42° / 29°185.313.20.0
Sep39° / 25°152.412.20.9
Oct33° / 19°50.811.24.8
Nov26° / 13°40.710.38.6
Dec21° / 71.59.98.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38713
48812
58812
68812
79010
89010
99010
109010
11919
12928
13928
14928
15928
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puebla gets around 18 mm of rain over 5.3 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
416
517
617
717
817
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2617
2717
2817
2917
3017
3117

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 25% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123172025150
223172024150
324172024150
424171924160
524161924160
624161924160
725161924151
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2019171627192
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2821151722223
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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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:59 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:596:36
213.65:006:35
313.65:006:34
413.55:016:34
513.55:026:33
613.55:026:32
713.55:036:31
813.45:046:30
913.45:046:29
1013.45:056:28
1113.45:066:27
1213.35:066:26
1313.35:076:25
1413.35:086:24
1513.25:096:23
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1713.25:106:21
1813.15:116:20
1913.15:116:18
2013.15:126:17
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2213.05:136:15
2313.05:146:14
2413.05:156:12
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2712.95:176:09
2812.85:176:07
2912.85:186:06
3012.85:196:05
3112.75:196:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
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147.2Intense
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167.1Intense
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187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puebla?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puebla.

What to pack for Puebla in August

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

In August, Puebla sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Puebla in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puebla peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Puebla 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 Puebla is worst in June — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1718 µg/m³May 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puebla?

Puebla sits at 32.6°N, 115.4°W, 7 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Mexicali, 12 km away.

Topography around Puebla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puebla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,923 m.

The land around Puebla is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), bare terrain (32%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (36%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
155 m
80 km
1,923 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mexicali 12 km · Calexico 18 km · Santa Isabel 22 km · El Centro 32 km · Imperial 37 km · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 39 km · Brawley 49 km · San Luis 54 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 Puebla (32.5665°, -115.3539°, elevation 7 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).