San Andrés Cholula weather in August

In August, San Andrés Cholula sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 153 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 San Andrés Cholula's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Andrés Cholula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:18 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

San Andrés Cholula is municipal seat of San Andrés Cholula, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Density
655/km²
people per km²
Founded
~500 BCE

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in San Andrés Cholula reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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San Andrés Cholula 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
Jan22° / 91.4118.6
Feb24° / 10°81.611.48.9
Mar26° / 11°173.811.98.3
Apr27° / 13°367.912.47.1
May26° / 14°8916.112.95.9
Jun24° / 14°17420.213.15.2
Jul24° / 14°13918.3135.5
Aug24° / 14°15320.212.65.3
Sep23° / 14°1842112.15.0
Oct24° / 13°7311.711.66.7
Nov24° / 10°183.511.18.4
Dec23° / 51.110.98.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54654
64654
74654
84456
94456
104258
114258
124060
133961
143862
153763
163664
173664
183565
193367
203268
213268
223169
233169
243070
252971
262872
272872
282872
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Andrés Cholula gets around 153 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 65% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
557
657
758
859
960
1061
1162
1262
1363
1464
1564
1665
1766
1867
1967
2068
2168
2269
2370
2470
2571
2671
2772
2873
2973
3074
3174

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169310
269310
369310
468320
567330
667330
766340
865350
964360
1063370
1162380
1261390
1361390
1460400
1559410
1658420
1757430
1856440
1955450
2054460
2153470
2252480
2350491
2449501
2548511
2646531
2745541
2843561
2942562
3041572
3140582

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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217calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 6:13 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:137:05
212.96:137:05
312.86:147:04
412.86:147:04
512.86:147:03
612.86:157:03
712.86:157:02
812.86:157:02
912.86:167:01
1012.76:167:01
1112.76:167:00
1212.76:176:59
1312.76:176:59
1412.76:176:58
1512.76:176:58
1612.76:186:57
1712.66:186:56
1812.66:186:55
1912.66:196:55
2012.66:196:54
2112.66:196:53
2212.66:196:52
2312.56:206:52
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2612.56:206:49
2712.56:206:49
2812.56:216:48
2912.46:216:47
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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 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for San Andrés Cholula

In seasonPeak

In August, San Andrés Cholula sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Andrés Cholula's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit San Andrés Cholula?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit San Andrés Cholula for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Andrés Cholula in August

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

In August, San Andrés Cholula sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in San Andrés Cholula 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 San Andrés Cholula peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in San Andrés Cholula 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 San Andrés Cholula is worst in November — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyNov 2283 µg/m³Mar 2153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr54Poor
May73Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct72Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is San Andrés Cholula?

San Andrés Cholula sits at 19.1°N, 98.3°W, 2,141 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cholula, 2.0 km away.

Topography around San Andrés Cholula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Andrés Cholula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 2,139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,444 m.

The land around San Andrés Cholula is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (38%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), trees (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
595 m
80 km
4,444 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Cholula 2.0 km · San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo 3.0 km · Santiago Momoxpan 4.0 km · Cuautlancingo 5.0 km · Sanctorum 7.0 km · Puebla 9.0 km · Villa Vicente Guerrero 16 km · Papalotla 16 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 San Andrés Cholula (19.0514°, -98.2953°, elevation 2,141 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).