Tetla weather in August

In August, Tetla sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 122 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Tetla's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tetla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Tetla is municipal seat of Tetla, State of Tlaxcala, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tetla reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Tetla 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
Jan19° / 133117.4
Feb20° / 13311.37.8
Mar22° / 318.111.97.4
Apr23° / 5812.312.46.6
May23° / 10°8916.112.96.0
Jun22° / 11°14218.813.15.1
Jul21° / 10°11218.413.15.1
Aug21° / 10°12219.112.75.1
Sep20° / 11°13518.912.14.9
Oct20° / 6810.911.66.1
Nov19° / 245.511.17.0
Dec19° / 82.310.87.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54357
64258
74258
84159
94060
103961
113961
123763
133664
143466
153466
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312377

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tetla gets around 122 mm of rain over 19.1 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 62% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
256
356
456
556
657
757
858
958
1059
1159
1260
1360
1461
1561
1662
1762
1863
1963
2064
2164
2264
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2465
2565
2666
2766
2866
2967
3067
3167

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
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11982
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14982
15982
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24973
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28973
29964
30964
31964

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 6:12 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:127:05
212.96:127:05
312.96:127:04
412.86:137:04
512.86:137:03
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712.86:147:02
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1212.76:156:59
1312.76:166:59
1412.76:166:58
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1612.76:176:56
1712.66:176:56
1812.66:176:55
1912.66:176:54
2012.66:186:54
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2312.56:186:51
2412.56:196:50
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2712.56:196:48
2812.56:206:47
2912.46:206:46
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tetla

In seasonPeak

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

Tetla's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Tetla?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tetla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tetla in August

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

In August, Tetla sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tetla 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 Tetla peaks around April 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 15Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tetla 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 Tetla is worst in December — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 13163 µg/m³Aug 15114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May143Unhealthy
Jun121Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug113Unhealthy
Sep120Unhealthy
Oct121Unhealthy
Nov155Very unhealthy
Dec165Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tetla?

Tetla sits at 19.4°N, 98.1°W, 2,453 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Apizaco, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Tetla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tetla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 2,474 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,021 m.

The land around Tetla is covered by trees (31%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (23%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
850 m
80 km
5,021 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Apizaco 5.0 km · Contla 14 km · Santa Ana Chiautempan 17 km · Tlaxcala 20 km · La Magdalena Tlaltelulco 20 km · Huamantla 23 km · Teolocholco 24 km · Zacatelco 29 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 Tetla (19.442°, -98.1033°, elevation 2,453 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).