Río Negro Weather in August
Río Negro in August
The short of it: Río Negro in August averages a high of 11 °C (53 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 180 mm (7.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 32 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 4° · rain 180 mm · daylight 10 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Río Negro brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 4°, with about 180 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 11°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 180 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 32 min in mid-August, 61 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, Río Negro runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Purranque, 14 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Río Negro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PurranqueLos Lagos Region | 14 km SSE | 12° | 3° | 183 mm |
| OsornoLos Lagos Region | 26 km NNE | 12° | 4° | 166 mm |
| FrutillarLos Lagos Region | 38 km SSE | 11° | 3° | 180 mm |
| FresiaLos Lagos Region | 43 km SSW | 11° | 3° | 203 mm |
| San PabloLos Lagos Region | 46 km NNE | 12° | 3° | 157 mm |
| PuyehueLos Ríos Region | 54 km ENE | 11° | 3° | 237 mm |
| LlanquihueLos Lagos Region | 54 km SSE | 11° | 4° | 184 mm |
| Río BuenoLos Ríos Region | 56 km NNE | 12° | 3° | 159 mm |