Xonacatlán weather in August

In August, Xonacatlán sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 230 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 8% 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 Xonacatlán's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xonacatlán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
11th coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Xonacatlán is municipal seat of Xonacatlán, State of Mexico, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Xonacatlán reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°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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Xonacatlán weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 194117.2
Feb20° / 174.111.37.6
Mar22° / 245.811.97.7
Apr23° / 448.812.47.2
May23° / 9113.812.96.3
Jun22° / 10°2111913.15.0
Jul20° / 10°23825.913.14.0
Aug20° / 10°23024.612.74.1
Sep20° / 10°21421.812.14.4
Oct19° / 9713.511.65.6
Nov19° / 295.511.16.9
Dec19° / 132.510.97.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
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53070
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72971
82971
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Xonacatlán gets around 230 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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21000
31000
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51000
61000
7991
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:18 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:187:11
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412.86:197:09
512.86:197:09
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Xonacatlán

In seasonPeak

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

Xonacatlán's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Xonacatlán?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Xonacatlán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Xonacatlán in August

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

In August, Xonacatlán sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Xonacatlán 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 Xonacatlán peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMar 24UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Xonacatlán 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 Xonacatlán is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1078 µg/m³Apr 1353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr52Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Xonacatlán?

Xonacatlán sits at 19.4°N, 99.5°W, 2,585 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San José Guadalupe Otzacatipan, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Xonacatlán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xonacatlán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 2,581 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,666 m.

The land around Xonacatlán is covered by cropland (59%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
1,205 m
80 km
3,666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: San José Guadalupe Otzacatipan 9.0 km · San Andrés Cuexcontitlán 11 km · San Mateo Otzacatipan 11 km · San Pedro Totoltepec 11 km · Santa María Totoltepec 13 km · Lerma de Villada 13 km · San Pablo Autopan 15 km · San Jerónimo 15 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 Xonacatlán (19.4051°, -99.5281°, elevation 2,585 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).