Cafayate Weather in August
Cafayate in August
The short of it: Cafayate in August averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 5° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & August
August in Cafayate brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 5°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 5°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 13 min in mid-August, 33 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and August.
Against its neighbours, Cafayate runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Animaná, 12 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Cafayate, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnimanáSalta | 12 km NNE | 22° | 5° | 1.0 mm |
| San CarlosSalta | 21 km NNE | 22° | 5° | 1.0 mm |
| Las MojarrasCatamarca | 67 km S | 21° | 4° | 2.0 mm |
| Santa MaríaCatamarca | 69 km S | 21° | 4° | 2.0 mm |
| TrancasTucuman | 72 km ESE | 24° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| Chañar PuncoCatamarca | 73 km S | 21° | 4° | 2.0 mm |
| GuachipasSalta | 77 km NE | 23° | 6° | 1.0 mm |
| MolinosSalta | 77 km NNW | 21° | 4° | 1.0 mm |