Santiago Papasquiaro weather in August

In August, Santiago Papasquiaro sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 156 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:39 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Santiago Papasquiaro is municipal seat of Papasquiaro, State of Durango, Mexico.

Density
17/km²
people per km²
Founded
1597

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 Santiago Papasquiaro reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°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)
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How August really feels in Santiago Papasquiaro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Santiago Papasquiaro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 162.810.66.4
Feb18° / 132.211.17.4
Mar21° / 132.211.88.0
Apr24° / 92.112.68.5
May26° / 224.913.27.8
Jun27° / 12°8111.513.56.5
Jul24° / 12°17720.613.45.4
Aug24° / 12°1562012.95.4
Sep23° / 11°14317.112.25.6
Oct22° / 406.511.47.6
Nov20° / 172.410.87.8
Dec17° / 122.110.56.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55050
65149
75149
85149
95050
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115050
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134951
144852
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313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santiago Papasquiaro gets around 156 mm of rain over 20 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 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
167
267
367
467
566
666
765
865
965
1065
1165
1264
1364
1464
1564
1664
1764
1863
1964
2064
2164
2264
2365
2465
2565
2666
2766
2866
2966
3066
3166

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
75050
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245149
255149
265149
275050
285050
295050
304951
314951

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
146calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:327:43
213.26:337:43
313.16:337:42
413.16:347:41
513.16:347:41
613.16:357:40
713.16:357:39
813.06:367:39
913.06:367:38
1013.06:377:37
1113.06:377:36
1213.06:377:36
1312.96:387:35
1412.96:387:34
1512.96:397:33
1612.96:397:32
1712.96:407:31
1812.86:407:31
1912.86:417:30
2012.86:417:29
2112.86:417:28
2212.76:427:27
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2412.76:437:25
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2612.76:447:23
2712.66:447:22
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2912.66:457:20
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3112.56:467:18

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 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
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
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Santiago Papasquiaro

In seasonPeak

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

Santiago Papasquiaro'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 Santiago Papasquiaro?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Santiago Papasquiaro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santiago Papasquiaro in August

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

In August, Santiago Papasquiaro sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Santiago Papasquiaro 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 Santiago Papasquiaro peaks around May 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 17UV 14Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago Papasquiaro?

Santiago Papasquiaro sits at 25.0°N, 105.4°W, 1,728 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Victoria de Durango, 137 km away.

Pueblo NuevoLa CruzLerdoCuliacánGómez Palacio

Topography around Santiago Papasquiaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago Papasquiaro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 1,765 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,329 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,486 m.

The land around Santiago Papasquiaro is covered by grassland (49%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (32%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
1,329 m
80 km
2,486 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Victoria de Durango 137 km · El Salto 141 km · Guadalupe Victoria 147 km · Pueblo Nuevo 185 km · La Cruz 194 km · Lerdo 198 km · Culiacán 201 km · Gómez Palacio 202 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 Santiago Papasquiaro (25.0439°, -105.4192°, elevation 1,728 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).