Tulancingo weather in August

In August, Tulancingo sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 223 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Tulancingo's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulancingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 223 mm; 27.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:17 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Tulancingo is locality of Mexico.

Air quality: Good; PM10 28 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tulancingo reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
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27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

Tulancingo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 5°	42	9.6	10.9	5.5
Feb	19° / 6°	42	9.6	11.3	6.1
Mar	20° / 8°	63	14.6	11.9	5.9
Apr	22° / 10°	100	18.8	12.4	5.3
May	22° / 11°	111	20.3	12.9	5.2
Jun	21° / 12°	227	23.2	13.2	4.4
Jul	20° / 11°	220	28.1	13.1	3.7
Aug	20° / 12°	223	27.5	12.7	3.8
Sep	20° / 12°	260	25.7	12.1	3.8
Oct	19° / 10°	185	19	11.5	4.8
Nov	18° / 7°	82	13	11	5.4
Dec	17° / 6°	35	9.1	10.8	5.7

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	29	29	28	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	17	17	17
Cloudier (%)	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	71	71	72	74	74	75	76	76	77	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	82	82	83	83	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	28	72
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tulancingo gets around 223 mm of rain over 27.5 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 90% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	47	47	46	45	45	44	43
Comfortable (%)	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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31	6	calm

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 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.9	6:12	7:07
2	12.9	6:12	7:07
3	12.9	6:13	7:06
4	12.9	6:13	7:06
5	12.9	6:13	7:05
6	12.8	6:14	7:05
7	12.8	6:14	7:04
8	12.8	6:14	7:03
9	12.8	6:15	7:03
10	12.8	6:15	7:02
11	12.8	6:15	7:02
12	12.8	6:16	7:01
13	12.7	6:16	7:00
14	12.7	6:16	7:00
15	12.7	6:17	6:59
16	12.7	6:17	6:58
17	12.7	6:17	6:58
18	12.7	6:17	6:57
19	12.6	6:18	6:56
20	12.6	6:18	6:55
21	12.6	6:18	6:55
22	12.6	6:19	6:54
23	12.6	6:19	6:53
24	12.6	6:19	6:52
25	12.5	6:19	6:51
26	12.5	6:20	6:50
27	12.5	6:20	6:50
28	12.5	6:20	6:49
29	12.5	6:20	6:48
30	12.4	6:21	6:47
31	12.4	6:21	6:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
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24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tulancingo

In seasonPeak

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

Tulancingo's rainy season runs June–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 Tulancingo?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tulancingo.

What to pack for Tulancingo in August

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

In August, Tulancingo sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tulancingo 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 Tulancingo peaks around June 19 at about 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	14	11	14	13	14	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Tulancingo 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 Tulancingo is worst in December — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 49 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	88	89	85	90	85	59	56	52	49	52	70	95
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	88	Unhealthy
Feb	89	Unhealthy
Mar	85	Unhealthy
Apr	90	Unhealthy
May	85	Unhealthy
Jun	59	Unhealthy
Jul	56	Unhealthy
Aug	52	Poor
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	70	Unhealthy
Dec	95	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Tulancingo?

Tulancingo sits at 20.1°N, 98.4°W, 2,187 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santiago Tulantepec, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Tulancingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulancingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 2,177 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,732 m.

The land around Tulancingo is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

249 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

907 m

cropland 37%

80 km

3,732 m

trees 47%

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← July Tulancingo year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Santiago Tulantepec 5.0 km · Cuautepec de Hinojosa 8.0 km · Huauchinango 34 km · La Providencia Siglo XXI 37 km · Tepeapulco 38 km · Pachuca de Soto 39 km · Ciudad Sahagun 41 km · Apan 42 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

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 Tulancingo (20.0835°, -98.3629°, elevation 2,187 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
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17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	28	72
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	28	72
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	21	11
4	21	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	31	69
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	30	70
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	28	72
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	23	77
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	18	82
28	18	82
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	59	41
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	53	47
14	52	48
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	50	50
22	50	50
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57