Sombrerete weather in August

In August, Sombrerete sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 113 mm of rain across 14.9 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 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 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 Sombrerete's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sombrerete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Sombrerete is town in Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico.

Founded
1555

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 Sombrerete 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)
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How August really feels in Sombrerete

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.

Sombrerete 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
Jan18° / 172.710.77.2
Feb20° / 112.111.27.8
Mar22° / 11211.88.4
Apr25° / 71.812.58.4
May27° / 12°194.713.17.6
Jun27° / 14°8110.313.46.6
Jul24° / 13°14415.413.36.2
Aug24° / 13°11314.912.86.2
Sep23° / 12°11714.312.16.1
Oct22° / 375.411.47.7
Nov21° / 142.610.98.0
Dec18° / 91.810.67.4

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 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75644
85644
95545
105545
115545
125446
135347
145347
155347
165248
175248
185149
195149
205050
214951
224951
234852
244753
254654
264654
274456
284357
294357
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sombrerete gets around 113 mm of rain over 14.9 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 49% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
448
548
648
748
848
948
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1548
1648
1748
1848
1948
2048
2148
2249
2349
2450
2550
2651
2752
2853
2953
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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77228
87228
97228
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167030
177030
187030
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207030
217030
227030
237030
246931
256931
266832
276733
286733
296634
306535
316535

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
189calm
199calm
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219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:27 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:277:34
213.16:287:33
313.16:287:33
413.16:297:32
513.06:297:31
613.06:307:31
713.06:307:30
813.06:317:29
913.06:317:29
1012.96:317:28
1112.96:327:27
1212.96:327:27
1312.96:337:26
1412.96:337:25
1512.86:337:24
1612.86:347:23
1712.86:347:23
1812.86:357:22
1912.86:357:21
2012.76:357:20
2112.76:367:19
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2312.76:377:17
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2512.66:377:16
2612.66:387:15
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2812.66:387:13
2912.56:397:12
3012.56:397:11
3112.56:397:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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176.4Intense
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196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sombrerete

In seasonPeak

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

Sombrerete'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 Sombrerete?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sombrerete for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sombrerete in August

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

In August, Sombrerete sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sombrerete 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 Sombrerete peaks around May 19 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 highHighMay 19UV 14Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Sombrerete?

Sombrerete sits at 23.6°N, 103.6°W, 2,381 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Vicente Guerrero, 37 km away.

Topography around Sombrerete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sombrerete has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 2,371 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,755 m.

The land around Sombrerete is covered by shrubs (37%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
348 m
16 km
1,029 m
80 km
1,755 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Vicente Guerrero 37 km · Río Grande 66 km · Juan Aldama 78 km · Fresnillo 94 km · Guadalupe Victoria 103 km · Victoria de Durango 112 km · Víctor Rosales 122 km · Jerez de García Salinas 128 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 Sombrerete (23.6314°, -103.6413°, elevation 2,381 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).