Tenango de Arista weather in August

In August, Tenango de Arista sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 346 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Tenango de Arista's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tenango de Arista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
346 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Tenango de Arista is municipal seat of Tenango del Valle, State of México, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tenango de Arista reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Tenango de Arista 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
Jan20° / 172.9117.8
Feb22° / 203.711.48.2
Mar24° / 275.611.98.1
Apr25° / 10°548.712.47.2
May25° / 11°20519.912.95.5
Jun23° / 12°36426.613.14.0
Jul22° / 12°30628.7133.8
Aug22° / 12°34629.112.63.7
Sep22° / 12°35727.512.13.8
Oct22° / 11°16119.511.65.2
Nov22° / 43811.17.2
Dec21° / 112.610.97.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tenango de Arista gets around 346 mm of rain over 29.1 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 94% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3197

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15743
25644
35545
45545
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65347
75248
85149
95149
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274159
284159
294060
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313961

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:18 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:187:11
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.78 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 Tenango de Arista

In seasonPeak

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

Tenango de Arista's monsoon runs May–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 Tenango de Arista?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tenango de Arista.

What to pack for Tenango de Arista in August

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

In August, Tenango de Arista sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tenango de Arista 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 Tenango de Arista peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tenango de Arista 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 Tenango de Arista is worst in November — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (March, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorNov 1150 µg/m³Mar 1725 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb30Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May42Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tenango de Arista?

Tenango de Arista sits at 19.1°N, 99.6°W, 2,610 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santiago Tlacotepec, 16 km away.

Topography around Tenango de Arista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tenango de Arista has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 2,661 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,341 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,973 m.

The land around Tenango de Arista is covered by cropland (46%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
2,341 m
80 km
3,973 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Santiago Tlacotepec 16 km · Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 16 km · San Jorge Pueblo Nuevo 17 km · Metepec 17 km · San Salvador Tizatlalli 17 km · San Francisco Cuaxusco 18 km · San Mateo Atenco 19 km · San Jerónimo 20 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 Tenango de Arista (19.1045°, -99.5898°, elevation 2,610 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).