Zapotiltic weather in August

In August, Zapotiltic sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 187 mm of rain across 27.1 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Zapotiltic's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zapotiltic's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Zapotiltic is municipal seat of Zapotiltic, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
2,854/km²
people per km²
Founded
1600

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 Zapotiltic reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Zapotiltic 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
Jan23° / 272.710.98.4
Feb25° / 18211.38.5
Mar27° / 10°152.211.98.2
Apr29° / 12°7212.47.0
May29° / 14°367.612.95.8
Jun27° / 16°16421.613.24.5
Jul25° / 16°19127.613.14.0
Aug25° / 15°18727.112.74.0
Sep25° / 16°1862412.14.4
Oct25° / 14°9114.111.56.2
Nov25° / 11°244.511.18.1
Dec24° / 121.910.88.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
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101684
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301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zapotiltic gets around 187 mm of rain over 27.1 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 87% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
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788
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1088
1188
1288
1388
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2487
2587
2687
2787
2887
2987
3087
3187

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12080
21981
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301684
311684

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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 6:33 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:337:27
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312.96:337:26
412.96:347:25
512.86:347:25
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1212.76:367:21
1312.76:377:20
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1612.76:387:18
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1812.66:387:17
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2012.66:397:15
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2412.56:407:12
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2712.56:407:09
2812.56:417:09
2912.46:417:08
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.3Bright
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145.3Bright
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275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zapotiltic

In seasonPeak

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

Zapotiltic's monsoon runs June–October, 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 Zapotiltic?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Zapotiltic for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zapotiltic in August

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

In August, Zapotiltic sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Zapotiltic in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zapotiltic peaks around May 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMay 12UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Zapotiltic 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 Zapotiltic is worst in May — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1249 µg/m³Aug 2013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr43Poor
May50Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zapotiltic?

Zapotiltic sits at 19.6°N, 103.4°W, 1,318 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tuxpan, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Zapotiltic

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zapotiltic has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,314 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,964 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,128 m.

The land around Zapotiltic is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
1,964 m
80 km
4,128 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tuxpan 9.0 km · Ciudad Guzmán 10 km · Tamazula de Gordiano 18 km · Sayula 34 km · Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez 52 km · Colima 53 km · Zacoalco de Torres 68 km · Jocotepec 73 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 Zapotiltic (19.6275°, -103.4175°, elevation 1,318 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).