Vallenar Weather in August
Vallenar in August
The short of it: Vallenar in August averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & December
August in Vallenar brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 4.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 6 min in mid-August, 37 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 March and December.
Against its neighbours, Vallenar runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Freirina, 32 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Vallenar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreirinaAtacama | 32 km WNW | 18° | 8° | 3.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 34 km SE | 17° | 4° | 3.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 47 km WNW | 17° | 8° | 5.0 mm |
| La HigueraCoquimbo Region | 113 km SSW | 15° | 5° | 7.0 mm |
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 133 km NNE | 17° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| CopiapóAtacama | 141 km NNE | 17° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| La SerenaCoquimbo Region | 155 km SSW | 16° | 9° | 13 mm |
| VicuñaCoquimbo Region | 162 km S | 17° | 6° | 12 mm |