Teopisca weather in August

In August, Teopisca sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 453 mm of rain across 27.9 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Teopisca's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Teopisca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
453 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:57 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Teopisca is municipal seat of Teopisca, State of Chiapas, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Teopisca reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°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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Teopisca 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
Jan23° / 13°194.711.18.2
Feb24° / 13°113.511.48.6
Mar26° / 14°245.611.97.9
Apr27° / 16°8012.212.46.4
May26° / 17°29125.112.84.5
Jun25° / 17°49027.4133.9
Jul25° / 16°33925.212.94.3
Aug25° / 16°45327.912.64.0
Sep24° / 17°5332912.13.7
Oct24° / 16°3102611.64.3
Nov23° / 14°7814.511.26.3
Dec23° / 13°246.4117.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52377
62377
72278
82278
92179
102179
112179
122080
132080
142179
152179
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192080
201981
211981
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241882
251783
261684
271684
281684
291486
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Teopisca gets around 453 mm of rain over 27.9 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 89% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
486
586
687
787
887
987
1087
1187
1287
1387
1487
1587
1688
1788
1888
1989
2089
2190
2290
2391
2492
2593
2694
2794
2895
2996
3096
3196

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1133651
2132661
3131671
4131671
5130681
6130681
7129691
8129691
9028711
10028711
11028711
12028711
13027721
14027721
15026731
16026731
17025741
18025741
19024751
20024751
21023761
22022771
23021781
24021781
25020791
26019801
27018811
28017821
29016831
30015841
31014851

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
154calm
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174calm
184calm
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264calm
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284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:536:38
212.75:546:38
312.75:546:38
412.75:546:37
512.75:556:37
612.75:556:36
712.75:556:36
812.75:556:35
912.75:566:35
1012.65:566:34
1112.65:566:34
1212.65:566:33
1312.65:576:33
1412.65:576:32
1512.65:576:31
1612.65:576:31
1712.55:576:30
1812.55:586:30
1912.55:586:29
2012.55:586:28
2112.55:586:28
2212.55:586:27
2312.55:586:26
2412.45:596:25
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2612.45:596:24
2712.45:596:23
2812.45:596:23
2912.45:596:22
3012.46:006:21
3112.36:006:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
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135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Teopisca

In seasonPeak

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

Teopisca's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Teopisca?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Teopisca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Teopisca in August

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

In August, Teopisca sees daytime highs around 25°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 Teopisca 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 Teopisca peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Teopisca 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 Teopisca is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1955 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Teopisca?

Teopisca sits at 16.5°N, 92.5°W, 1,761 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Las Rosas, 22 km away.

Topography around Teopisca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Teopisca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m around an average of 1,835 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,096 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,702 m.

The land around Teopisca is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
451 m
16 km
2,096 m
80 km
2,702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Las Rosas 22 km · Venustiano Carranza 25 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 27 km · Comitán 49 km · Ocosingo 57 km · Las Margaritas 58 km · Chiapas 60 km · Suchiapa 67 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 Teopisca (16.5414°, -92.4729°, elevation 1,761 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).