Purépero de Echáiz weather in August

In August, Purépero de Echáiz sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 211 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Purépero de Echáiz's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purépero de Echáiz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
211 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:32 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Purépero de Echáiz is municipal seat of Purépero, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Founded
1530

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Purépero de Echáiz reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Purépero de Echáiz 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
Jan23° / 203.110.98.2
Feb25° / 162.811.38.4
Mar27° / 10°162.311.98.0
Apr29° / 12°102.612.46.5
May30° / 14°437.412.95.6
Jun27° / 15°16819.113.24.8
Jul25° / 14°24425.713.14.4
Aug25° / 14°21124.112.74.5
Sep25° / 14°19421.412.14.9
Oct25° / 12°8010.911.56.7
Nov24° / 254.711.18.2
Dec23° / 91.910.88.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 75%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Purépero de Echáiz gets around 211 mm of rain over 24.1 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 79% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:27 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:01 PM.

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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Purépero de Echáiz

In seasonPeak

In August, Purépero de Echáiz sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Purépero de Echáiz's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is August a good time to visit Purépero de Echáiz?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Purépero de Echáiz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Purépero de Echáiz in August

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

In August, Purépero de Echáiz sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Purépero de Echáiz 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 Purépero de Echáiz peaks around June 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 13UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Purépero de Echáiz 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 Purépero de Echáiz is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Purépero de Echáiz?

Purépero de Echáiz sits at 19.9°N, 102.0°W, 2,022 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tangancícuaro de Arista, 21 km away.

Topography around Purépero de Echáiz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purépero de Echáiz has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m around an average of 2,084 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,357 m.

The land around Purépero de Echáiz is covered by grassland (32%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
698 m
16 km
1,423 m
80 km
3,357 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tangancícuaro de Arista 21 km · Zacapu 25 km · Paracho de Verduzco 30 km · Zamora de Hidalgo 30 km · Jacona de Plancarte 32 km · La Piedad de Cabadas 48 km · Puruándiro 55 km · Uruapan 55 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 Purépero de Echáiz (19.9103°, -102.0069°, elevation 2,022 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).