Valparaíso Weather in August
Valparaíso in August
The short of it: Valparaíso in August averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 62 mm · daylight 10 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Valparaíso an average August high of 16°, a low of 8° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 16°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 3rd 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Valparaíso runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Viña del Mar, 7 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Valparaíso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° 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 | 7 km E | 16° | 8° | 63 mm |
| PlacillaValparaiso | 10 km SSE | 15° | 7° | 73 mm |
| ConcónValparaiso | 17 km NE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| QuilpuéValparaiso | 17 km E | 17° | 8° | 67 mm |
| Villa AlemanaValparaiso | 24 km E | 16° | 7° | 67 mm |
| QuinteroValparaiso | 29 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 56 mm |
| LoncuraValparaiso | 30 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 56 mm |
| LimacheValparaiso | 34 km E | 17° | 7° | 63 mm |