San Salvador El Seco weather in August

In August, San Salvador El Seco sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 118 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Salvador El Seco's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Salvador El Seco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

San Salvador El Seco is municipal seat of San Salvador el Seco, State of Puebla, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in San Salvador El Seco reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°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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22310
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San Salvador El Seco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 153.1117.6
Feb21° / 153.111.48.0
Mar23° / 397.811.97.6
Apr24° / 721212.46.8
May23° / 11°11316.712.96.0
Jun23° / 11°15716.713.15.6
Jul22° / 10°10613.9136.0
Aug23° / 11°11814.812.65.9
Sep21° / 11°14216.412.15.3
Oct21° / 10°7610.611.66.4
Nov21° / 285.311.17.3
Dec20° / 112.410.97.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54456
64258
74258
84060
94060
103862
113862
123664
133565
143466
153466
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203268
213169
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233070
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262872
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292674
302674
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Salvador El Seco gets around 118 mm of rain over 14.8 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 48% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
440
540
641
741
842
943
1044
1145
1246
1347
1448
1549
1649
1750
1850
1951
2051
2152
2252
2352
2453
2553
2653
2754
2854
2954
3054
3155

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19964
20955
21955
22955
23946
24946
25937
26937
27928
28928
29919
309010
319010

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:10 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:107:03
212.96:117:02
312.86:117:02
412.86:117:01
512.86:127:01
612.86:127:00
712.86:127:00
812.86:136:59
912.86:136:59
1012.76:136:58
1112.76:146:58
1212.76:146:57
1312.76:146:56
1412.76:146:56
1512.76:156:55
1612.76:156:54
1712.66:156:54
1812.66:166:53
1912.66:166:52
2012.66:166:51
2112.66:166:51
2212.66:176:50
2312.56:176:49
2412.56:176:48
2512.56:176:48
2612.56:186:47
2712.56:186:46
2812.56:186:45
2912.46:186:44
3012.46:186:43
3112.46:196:43

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 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 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
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
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
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for San Salvador El Seco

In seasonPeak

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

San Salvador El Seco's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Salvador El Seco?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit San Salvador El Seco for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Salvador El Seco in August

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

In August, San Salvador El Seco sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in San Salvador El Seco 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 Salvador El Seco 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
May10Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in San Salvador El Seco 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 Salvador El Seco is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1268 µg/m³Oct 1138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is San Salvador El Seco?

San Salvador El Seco sits at 19.1°N, 97.6°W, 2,437 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Acatzingo, 22 km away.

Topography around San Salvador El Seco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Salvador El Seco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 2,387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,927 m.

The land around San Salvador El Seco is covered by cropland (48%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
750 m
80 km
4,927 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Acatzingo 22 km · Palmarito Tochapan 26 km · Ciudad Serdán 26 km · Los Reyes de Juárez 27 km · Tecamachalco 29 km · Acajete 33 km · Tepeaca 33 km · Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo 35 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 Salvador El Seco (19.1333°, -97.6417°, elevation 2,437 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).