Copiapó Weather in August
Copiapó in August
The short of it: Copiapó in August averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 11 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 11 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
Thirty years of records give Copiapó an average August high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 17°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 9 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 December and March.
Against its neighbours, Copiapó runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Tierra Amarilla, 13 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Copiapó, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 13 km SSE | 17° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| CalderaAtacama | 59 km NW | 17° | 9° | 12 mm |
| Diego de AlmagroAtacama | 112 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| VallenarAtacama | 141 km SSW | 19° | 7° | 4.0 mm |
| FreirinaAtacama | 147 km SSW | 18° | 8° | 3.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 150 km SW | 17° | 8° | 5.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 156 km S | 17° | 4° | 3.0 mm |
| TaltalAntofagasta | 219 km N | 19° | 11° | 5.0 mm |