Punta Alta Weather in August
Punta Alta in August
The short of it: Punta Alta in August averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 3° · rain 35 mm · daylight 10 h 38 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & April
Thirty years of records give Punta Alta an average August high of 15°, a low of 3° and some 35 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 35 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 38 min in mid-August, 56 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and April.
Against its neighbours, Punta Alta runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Bahía Blanca, 25 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Punta Alta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 21 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahía BlancaBuenos Aires | 25 km NW | 16° | 3° | 35 mm |
| General Daniel CerriBuenos Aires | 33 km WNW | 16° | 3° | 33 mm |
| MédanosBuenos Aires | 54 km W | 16° | 3° | 28 mm |
| Mayor BuratovichBuenos Aires | 63 km SW | 16° | 2° | 24 mm |
| Monte HermosoBuenos Aires | 68 km E | 15° | 3° | 40 mm |
| Coronel DorregoBuenos Aires | 70 km ENE | 15° | 3° | 41 mm |
| Hilario AscasubiBuenos Aires | 74 km SW | 15° | 2° | 23 mm |
| Pedro LuroBuenos Aires | 87 km SW | 15° | 2° | 21 mm |