Victoria de Durango weather in August

In August, Victoria de Durango sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 100 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12.8 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 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Victoria de Durango's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victoria de Durango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:37 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Victoria de Durango is capital of the State of Durango, Mexico.

Density
4,396/km²
people per km²
Founded
1563

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 Victoria de Durango reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12614
22614
32614
42614
52614
62614
72614
82614
92614
102614
112614
122614
132614
142614
152614
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172514
182514
192514
202514
212514
222514
232514
242514
252514
262514
272514
282514
292514
302514
312514

Victoria de Durango 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° / 162.210.77.6
Feb21° / 111.811.28.2
Mar24° / 91.611.88.7
Apr27° / 61.112.58.2
May29° / 12°143.213.17.0
Jun28° / 15°519.613.56.1
Jul26° / 15°10617.413.35.7
Aug25° / 14°10017.112.85.7
Sep24° / 13°11615.912.16.0
Oct24° / 10°375.611.48.0
Nov22° / 131.810.88.5
Dec20° / 101.910.57.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% 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 (%)
15842
25941
35941
46040
56040
66040
75941
85941
95941
105842
115842
125842
135743
145743
155644
165644
175545
185446
195347
205347
215248
225149
235149
244951
254852
264753
274654
284456
294456
304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Victoria de Durango gets around 100 mm of rain over 17.1 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 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
555
655
755
855
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1454
1554
1654
1754
1854
1954
2054
2154
2255
2356
2457
2557
2658
2759
2860
2960
3061
3161

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157421
256431
356431
455441
555441
654451
754451
854451
954451
1054451
1154451
1254451
1354451
1454451
1555441
1655441
1756431
1856431
1956431
2056431
2156431
2255441
2355441
2454451
2553461
2652471
2751481
2850491
2949491
3048511
3147512

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 6:31 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:317:38
213.16:317:38
313.16:327:37
413.16:327:37
513.16:337:36
613.06:337:35
713.06:347:35
813.06:347:34
913.06:357:33
1013.06:357:33
1112.96:357:32
1212.96:367:31
1312.96:367:30
1412.96:377:30
1512.96:377:29
1612.86:377:28
1712.86:387:27
1812.86:387:26
1912.86:397:25
2012.86:397:25
2112.76:397:24
2212.76:407:23
2312.76:407:22
2412.76:417:21
2512.66:417:20
2612.66:417:19
2712.66:427:18
2812.66:427:17
2912.66:437:16
3012.56:437:15
3112.56:437:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Victoria de Durango?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Victoria de Durango for sightseeing.

What to pack for Victoria de Durango in August

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

In August, Victoria de Durango sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Victoria de Durango 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 Victoria de Durango peaks around May 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 22UV 14Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Victoria de Durango?

Victoria de Durango sits at 24.0°N, 104.7°W, 1,884 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Guadalupe Victoria, 72 km away.

Topography around Victoria de Durango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria de Durango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 1,889 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,041 m.

The land around Victoria de Durango is covered by artificial surfaces (95%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
520 m
80 km
2,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Guadalupe Victoria 72 km · Vicente Guerrero 76 km · El Salto 76 km · Pueblo Nuevo 101 km · Sombrerete 112 km · Juan Aldama 132 km · Santiago Papasquiaro 137 km · Río Grande 166 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 Victoria de Durango (24.0203°, -104.6576°, elevation 1,884 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).