Villa Hidalgo weather in August

In August, Villa Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 138 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Villa Hidalgo's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:32 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Villa Hidalgo is municipal seat of Villa Hidalgo, State of Jalisco, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Villa Hidalgo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Villa Hidalgo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 182.410.88.0
Feb24° / 131.711.38.6
Mar27° / 10°71.211.88.4
Apr29° / 12°51.512.56.8
May30° / 15°265.5135.5
Jun29° / 16°11013.513.35.2
Jul27° / 15°16417.713.25.5
Aug26° / 15°13816.612.75.7
Sep25° / 15°11814.412.16.0
Oct26° / 13°446.311.57.6
Nov24° / 132.3118.7
Dec22° / 91.510.78.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46040
56040
65941
75941
85941
95842
105743
115644
125545
135545
145446
155446
165248
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195149
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264852
274852
284753
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Villa Hidalgo gets around 138 mm of rain over 16.6 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 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
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651
752
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953
1054
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1655
1755
1856
1956
2056
2156
2256
2356
2456
2555
2655
2755
2856
2956
3056
3156

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1404812
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:267:26
213.06:277:26
313.06:277:25
413.06:287:25
512.96:287:24
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1812.76:337:15
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2012.76:337:14
2112.76:347:13
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2712.56:357:08
2812.56:367:07
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3012.56:367:05
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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 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.7Intense
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106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.6Intense
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296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Villa Hidalgo

In seasonPeak

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

Villa Hidalgo's rainy season runs June–September, 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 Villa Hidalgo?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Villa Hidalgo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villa Hidalgo in August

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

In August, Villa Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Villa Hidalgo 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 Villa Hidalgo peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 23UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Hidalgo?

Villa Hidalgo sits at 21.7°N, 102.6°W, 1,942 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Calvillo, 23 km away.

Topography around Villa Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 1,942 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,014 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,894 m.

The land around Villa Hidalgo is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
1,014 m
80 km
1,894 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Calvillo 23 km · Teocaltiche 27 km · Aguascalientes 39 km · Encarnación de Díaz 40 km · Jesús María 41 km · Nochistlán de Mejía 44 km · San Juan de los Lagos 54 km · San Francisco de los Romo 55 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 Villa Hidalgo (21.6762°, -102.588°, elevation 1,942 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).