Caldera Weather in August
Caldera in August
The short of it: Caldera in August averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 11 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 12 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & January
Thirty years of records give Caldera an average August high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 12 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 10 min in mid-August, 35 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and January.
Against its neighbours, Caldera runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Copiapó, 59 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Caldera, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 13 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CopiapóAtacama | 59 km SE | 17° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 71 km SE | 17° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| Diego de AlmagroAtacama | 108 km NE | 20° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 160 km SSW | 17° | 8° | 5.0 mm |
| FreirinaAtacama | 162 km S | 18° | 8° | 3.0 mm |
| VallenarAtacama | 168 km S | 19° | 7° | 4.0 mm |
| TaltalAntofagasta | 188 km N | 19° | 11° | 5.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 191 km S | 17° | 4° | 3.0 mm |