Castro Weather in August
Castro in August
The short of it: Castro in August averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 290 mm (11.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 5° · rain 290 mm · daylight 10 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Castro an average August high of 11°, a low of 5° and some 290 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 11°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 290 mm.
The sun is up for about 10 h 26 min in mid-August, 65 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Castro runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Dalcahue, 15 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Castro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 29 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 15 km NE | 11° | 5° | 292 mm |
| ChonchiLos Lagos Region | 17 km S | 11° | 5° | 286 mm |
| AncudLos Lagos Region | 67 km N | 11° | 5° | 329 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 73 km S | 10° | 4° | 291 mm |
| CalbucoLos Lagos Region | 94 km NE | 11° | 5° | 233 mm |
| MaullínLos Lagos Region | 96 km N | 11° | 5° | 240 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 100 km ESE | 10° | 4° | 254 mm |
| Los MuermosLos Lagos Region | 122 km NNE | 11° | 4° | 216 mm |