Cochrane Weather in August
Cochrane in August
The short of it: Cochrane in August averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 90 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low 0° · rain 90 mm · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Cochrane an average August high of 8°, a low of 0° and some 90 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 8°, nights near 0°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 90 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 7 min in mid-August, 78 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Cochrane runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Lago Posadas, 66 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Cochrane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 32 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- July
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lago PosadasSanta Cruz | 66 km ESE | 10° | 0° | 27 mm |
| Chile ChicoAysén | 102 km NE | 9° | 1° | 45 mm |
| Los AntiguosSanta Cruz | 106 km NE | 9° | 0° | 38 mm |
| Perito MorenoSanta Cruz | 145 km ENE | 10° | 0° | 12 mm |
| CoyhaiqueAysén | 191 km NNE | 8° | 1° | 125 mm |
| Puerto ChacabucoAysén | 200 km N | 7° | 1° | 198 mm |
| Puerto AysénAysén | 206 km N | 9° | 3° | 221 mm |
| El ChalténSanta Cruz | 232 km S | 7° | -2° | 65 mm |