Zacualtipán weather in August

In August, Zacualtipán sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 172 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zacualtipán's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zacualtipán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Zacualtipán is human settlement in 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zacualtipán reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
12516
22516
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42516
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62516
72516
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102516
112516
122516
132516
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Zacualtipán weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 39810.96.4
Feb21° / 10°387.911.36.8
Mar23° / 12°491011.96.9
Apr25° / 14°7712.312.56.4
May26° / 16°10317135.6
Jun25° / 17°1852213.24.8
Jul24° / 16°17425.213.14.5
Aug24° / 16°17224.412.74.6
Sep24° / 16°26423.912.14.5
Oct23° / 14°19316.711.55.6
Nov21° / 11°8010.9116.2
Dec19° / 317.810.86.4

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53565
63565
73466
83466
93466
103466
113268
123268
133169
143169
153070
163070
173070
182971
192971
202872
212872
222872
232872
242773
252773
262674
272674
282674
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zacualtipán gets around 172 mm of rain over 24.4 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 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
675
776
876
977
1078
1178
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1480
1580
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
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2482
2582
2682
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14906
24906
34897
45887
55887
65887
76877
86868
96868
106868
116868
126868
137849
147849
157849
167849
176859
186859
196859
206868
216868
226868
235878
245878
255878
265887
275887
285887
295887
305887
315887

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:127:09
212.96:137:09
312.96:137:08
412.96:137:08
512.96:147:07
612.96:147:07
712.96:147:06
812.86:157:05
912.86:157:05
1012.86:157:04
1112.86:167:04
1212.86:167:03
1312.86:167:02
1412.76:177:01
1512.76:177:01
1612.76:177:00
1712.76:186:59
1812.76:186:59
1912.76:186:58
2012.66:196:57
2112.66:196:56
2212.66:196:55
2312.66:196:55
2412.66:206:54
2512.56:206:53
2612.56:206:52
2712.56:216:51
2812.56:216:50
2912.56:216:49
3012.56:216:49
3112.46:226:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zacualtipán

In seasonPeak

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

Zacualtipán'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 Zacualtipán?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zacualtipán for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zacualtipán in August

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

In August, Zacualtipán sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Zacualtipán 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 Zacualtipán peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highVery highJun 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Zacualtipán 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 Zacualtipán is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2136 µg/m³Sep 1721 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zacualtipán?

Zacualtipán sits at 20.6°N, 98.7°W, 1,990 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Actopan, 52 km away.

Topography around Zacualtipán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zacualtipán has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m around an average of 1,967 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,019 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,139 m.

The land around Zacualtipán is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
608 m
16 km
2,019 m
80 km
3,139 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Actopan 52 km · Huejutla de Reyes 60 km · Pachuca de Soto 60 km · Ixmiquilpan 61 km · La Providencia Siglo XXI 65 km · Tamazunchale 69 km · Tulancingo 70 km · Progreso de Alvaro Obregon 71 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 Zacualtipán (20.65°, -98.6563°, elevation 1,990 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).