Salinas de Hidalgo weather in August

In August, Salinas de Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 59 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Salinas de Hidalgo's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salinas de Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:27 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Salinas de Hidalgo is municipal seat of Salinas, State of San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Founded
1596

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Salinas de Hidalgo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Salinas de Hidalgo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 142.310.87.6
Feb22° / 122.111.28.3
Mar25° / 92.111.88.6
Apr27° / 12°102.812.57.7
May28° / 14°316.613.16.6
Jun27° / 15°578.713.46.8
Jul26° / 14°709.113.27.0
Aug26° / 14°597.712.87.2
Sep24° / 14°679.912.17.0
Oct24° / 11°284.911.58.0
Nov22° / 122.110.98.3
Dec20° / 81.810.67.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47129
57129
67030
76931
86931
96832
106832
116733
126634
136535
146535
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265842
275743
285545
295545
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Salinas de Hidalgo gets around 59 mm of rain over 7.7 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 26% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
321
421
521
622
722
822
922
1023
1123
1224
1324
1425
1525
1626
1726
1826
1927
2027
2127
2228
2328
2429
2529
2630
2731
2831
2932
3032
3133

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181190
281190
380200
480200
580200
680200
780200
880200
979210
1079210
1179210
1278220
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2175250
2274260
2373261
2472271
2571281
2669301
2768311
2867321
2965341
3064351
3163361

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:217:24
213.06:227:24
313.06:227:23
413.06:237:23
513.06:237:22
613.06:237:22
713.06:247:21
812.96:247:20
912.96:257:20
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1112.96:257:18
1212.96:267:18
1312.86:267:17
1412.86:277:16
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1612.86:277:15
1712.86:287:14
1812.76:287:13
1912.76:287:12
2012.76:297:11
2112.76:297:10
2212.76:307:10
2312.66:307:09
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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 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
86.9Intense
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106.9Intense
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126.8Intense
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276.2Intense
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296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Salinas de Hidalgo?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Salinas de Hidalgo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Salinas de Hidalgo in August

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

In August, Salinas de Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Salinas de Hidalgo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salinas de Hidalgo peaks around June 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 11UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Salinas de Hidalgo?

Salinas de Hidalgo sits at 22.6°N, 101.7°W, 2,076 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Loreto, 48 km away.

Topography around Salinas de Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salinas de Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 2,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,341 m.

The land around Salinas de Hidalgo is covered by shrubs (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
711 m
80 km
1,341 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Loreto 48 km · Rincón de Romos 77 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 79 km · Guadalupe 84 km · San Francisco de los Romo 84 km · Zacatecas 90 km · San Luis Potosí 93 km · Soledad de Graciano Sánchez 94 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 Salinas de Hidalgo (22.6279°, -101.7142°, elevation 2,076 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).