Todos Santos weather in August

In August, Todos Santos sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Todos Santos's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Todos Santos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:00 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Todos Santos is town in La Paz Municipality, State of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Founded
1734

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Todos Santos reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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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How August really feels in Todos Santos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Todos Santos weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°6110.78.9
Feb24° / 15°70.811.28.9
Mar24° / 15°20.411.89.0
Apr25° / 16°00.112.58.9
May26° / 17°00.113.18.9
Jun27° / 19°71.113.48.4
Jul30° / 23°366.513.35.9
Aug30° / 24°9013.312.84.7
Sep29° / 24°13613.912.14.9
Oct29° / 22°193.411.46.9
Nov27° / 19°121.610.98.2
Dec25° / 16°70.810.68.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56040
66040
75941
85842
95842
105743
115644
125644
135545
145446
155446
165347
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314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Todos Santos gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.3 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 44% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
330
430
530
631
732
833
934
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1136
1238
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1441
1542
1644
1745
1847
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2050
2151
2252
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2454
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2656
2757
2858
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3059
3159

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11337527
21336537
31336537
41335547
51334557
61333567
71232587
81231597
91230598
101229608
111228618
120226639
130225649
1402236510
1502226511
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1701196614
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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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 5:54 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:547:00
213.15:556:59
313.15:556:59
413.05:556:58
513.05:566:57
613.05:566:57
713.05:576:56
813.05:576:56
913.05:586:55
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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 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
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216.3Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Todos Santos

In seasonPeak

In August, Todos Santos sits inside its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Todos Santos sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Todos Santos?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Todos Santos for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Todos Santos in August

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

In August, Todos Santos sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Todos Santos in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in April near 20°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Todos Santos 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 Todos Santos peaks around May 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 18UV 12Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Todos Santos?

Todos Santos sits at 23.4°N, 110.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Colonia del Sol, 67 km away.

Ciudad ConstituciónLos MochisJuan José RíosGabriel Leyva Solano

Topography around Todos Santos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Todos Santos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,063 m.

The land around Todos Santos is covered by shrubs (65%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
600 m
80 km
2,063 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Colonia del Sol 67 km · San José del Cabo 69 km · Cabo San Lucas 70 km · La Paz 78 km · Ciudad Constitución 229 km · Los Mochis 289 km · Juan José Ríos 293 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 294 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 Todos Santos (23.4469°, -110.2231°, elevation 0 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).