Coquimbo Weather in August
Coquimbo in August
The short of it: Coquimbo in August averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 11 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 9° · rain 15 mm · daylight 11 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & January
August in Coquimbo brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 9°, with about 15 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 16°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 3 min in mid-August, 40 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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Coquimbo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. La Serena, 10 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Coquimbo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La SerenaCoquimbo Region | 10 km ENE | 16° | 9° | 13 mm |
| AndacolloCoquimbo Region | 40 km SE | 14° | 4° | 12 mm |
| La HigueraCoquimbo Region | 51 km NNE | 15° | 5° | 7.0 mm |
| VicuñaCoquimbo Region | 61 km E | 17° | 6° | 12 mm |
| OvalleCoquimbo Region | 73 km S | 17° | 7° | 19 mm |
| PaiguanoCoquimbo Region | 80 km E | 16° | 4° | 6.0 mm |
| Monte PatriaCoquimbo Region | 90 km SSE | 17° | 6° | 20 mm |
| PunitaquiCoquimbo Region | 98 km S | 17° | 7° | 26 mm |