Tamazula de Gordiano weather in August

In August, Tamazula de Gordiano sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 262 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Tamazula de Gordiano's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamazula de Gordiano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
262 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Tamazula de Gordiano is municipal seat of Tamazula, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
1,879/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tamazula de Gordiano reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tamazula de Gordiano weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 212.510.98.5
Feb26° / 10°131.811.38.5
Mar28° / 11°121.711.98.0
Apr30° / 12°51.312.46.5
May30° / 14°407.912.95.4
Jun28° / 16°2152213.24.3
Jul26° / 16°24627.113.14.0
Aug26° / 16°26227.812.73.9
Sep26° / 16°23824.612.14.3
Oct26° / 14°9715.311.55.9
Nov25° / 11°204.611.18.0
Dec24° / 91.810.88.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
91585
101585
111585
121585
131486
141486
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201288
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291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tamazula de Gordiano gets around 262 mm of rain over 27.8 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1189
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1489
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1788
1888
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2189
2289
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2489
2589
2690
2790
2890
2990
3089
3189

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51387
61387
71486
81486
91486
101486
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201585
211585
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251486
261486
271486
281387
291387
301387
311387

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
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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 6:32 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:327:26
212.96:327:26
312.96:337:25
412.96:337:25
512.86:337:24
612.86:347:24
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1212.76:367:20
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1512.76:377:18
1612.76:377:17
1712.76:377:17
1812.66:377:16
1912.66:387:15
2012.66:387:14
2112.66:387:14
2212.66:397:13
2312.66:397:12
2412.56:397:11
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2612.56:407:10
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2912.46:407:07
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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tamazula de Gordiano

In seasonPeak

In August, Tamazula de Gordiano sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tamazula de Gordiano's monsoon runs June–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 Tamazula de Gordiano?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tamazula de Gordiano.

What to pack for Tamazula de Gordiano in August

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

In August, Tamazula de Gordiano sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tamazula de Gordiano in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tamazula de Gordiano peaks around May 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMay 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tamazula de Gordiano 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 Tamazula de Gordiano is worst in May — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1249 µg/m³Aug 2013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr43Poor
May50Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tamazula de Gordiano?

Tamazula de Gordiano sits at 19.7°N, 103.3°W, 1,140 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zapotiltic, 18 km away.

Topography around Tamazula de Gordiano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamazula de Gordiano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 1,180 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,046 m.

The land around Tamazula de Gordiano is covered by trees (28%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
936 m
80 km
4,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Zapotiltic 18 km · Tuxpan 19 km · Ciudad Guzmán 22 km · Sayula 43 km · Jiquilpan de Juárez 66 km · Chapala 68 km · Colima 68 km · Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez 69 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 Tamazula de Gordiano (19.6801°, -103.2514°, elevation 1,140 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).