San Felipe weather in August

In August, San Felipe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 112 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is San Felipe's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Felipe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

San Felipe is municipal seat of San Felipe, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1562

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 Felipe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)
12412
22412
32412
42412
52412
62412
72412
82412
92412
102413
112413
122413
132413
142413
152413
162413
172413
182413
192413
202413
212413
222313
232313
242313
252313
262313
272313
282313
292313
302313
312313

San Felipe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 193.410.87.4
Feb22° / 162.811.38.1
Mar24° / 193.511.88.4
Apr26° / 10°234.112.57.7
May27° / 12°599136.9
Jun25° / 13°11612.413.36.4
Jul24° / 13°13414.213.26.4
Aug24° / 13°11212.112.76.6
Sep23° / 12°12514.212.16.0
Oct22° / 10°547.711.57.1
Nov21° / 213.9117.8
Dec20° / 101.810.77.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95743
105644
115644
125545
135347
145347
155248
165248
175050
185050
194951
205050
214951
224852
234753
244753
254654
264555
274456
284456
294357
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Felipe gets around 112 mm of rain over 12.1 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
435
535
635
735
835
936
1037
1138
1239
1339
1440
1541
1641
1742
1842
1943
2043
2144
2244
2344
2444
2545
2645
2745
2845
2946
3046
3146

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17822
27723
37723
47723
57624
67624
77525
87525
97426
107426
117327
127228
137228
147129
157030
167030
176931
186931
196832
206832
216733
226634
236634
246535
256436
266337
276337
286238
296139
306040
316040

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:217:21
213.06:227:20
313.06:227:20
412.96:227:19
512.96:237:19
612.96:237:18
712.96:237:17
812.96:247:17
912.96:247:16
1012.86:257:15
1112.86:257:15
1212.86:257:14
1312.86:267:13
1412.86:267:13
1512.86:267:12
1612.76:277:11
1712.76:277:10
1812.76:277:10
1912.76:287:09
2012.76:287:08
2112.66:287:07
2212.66:297:06
2312.66:297:06
2412.66:297:05
2512.66:307:04
2612.66:307:03
2712.56:307:02
2812.56:307:01
2912.56:317:00
3012.56:316:59
3112.56:316:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.22 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
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for San Felipe

In seasonPeak

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

San Felipe's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit San Felipe?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit San Felipe for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Felipe in August

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

In August, San Felipe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in San Felipe 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 Felipe peaks around June 10 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 10UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Felipe?

San Felipe sits at 21.5°N, 101.2°W, 2,089 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Dolores Hidalgo, 46 km away.

Topography around San Felipe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Felipe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 2,092 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 972 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m.

The land around San Felipe is covered by cropland (33%), shrubs (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), cropland (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
972 m
80 km
1,421 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Dolores Hidalgo 46 km · Guanajuato 51 km · Marfil 54 km · Medina 56 km · León de los Aldama 63 km · Silao de la Victoria 63 km · La Ermita 65 km · Centro Familiar la Soledad 67 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 Felipe (21.4788°, -101.2158°, elevation 2,089 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).