Placilla Weather in August
Placilla in August
The short of it: Placilla in August averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 55 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 15° · low 7° · rain 73 mm · daylight 10 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Placilla brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 7°, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 73 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 55 min in mid-August, 45 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, Placilla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Viña del Mar, 10 km to the N, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Placilla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viña del MarValparaiso | 10 km N | 16° | 8° | 63 mm |
| ValparaísoValparaiso | 10 km NNW | 16° | 8° | 62 mm |
| QuilpuéValparaiso | 14 km ENE | 17° | 8° | 67 mm |
| Villa AlemanaValparaiso | 20 km ENE | 16° | 7° | 67 mm |
| ConcónValparaiso | 22 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| CasablancaValparaiso | 27 km SE | 16° | 7° | 83 mm |
| AlgarroboValparaiso | 30 km SSW | 16° | 9° | 67 mm |
| LimacheValparaiso | 31 km ENE | 17° | 7° | 63 mm |