Chaparral Weather in August
Chaparral in August
The short of it: Chaparral in August averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 21° · rain 62 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Chaparral an average August high of 33°, a low of 21° and some 62 mm of rain. The height of summer in Chaparral, with afternoons near 33°. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Chaparral runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Ataco, 19 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Chaparral, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtacoTolima Department | 19 km SE | 35° | 22° | 62 mm |
| San AntonioTolima Department | 21 km N | 26° | 16° | 60 mm |
| RioblancoTolima Department | 28 km SW | 30° | 19° | 49 mm |
| CoyaimaTolima Department | 33 km ENE | 36° | 24° | 39 mm |
| RoncesvallesTolima Department | 35 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 88 mm |
| OrtegaTolima Department | 37 km NE | 36° | 23° | 51 mm |
| PlayarricaTolima Department | 38 km NNE | 27° | 17° | 58 mm |
| Santiago PérezTolima Department | 39 km SSW | 31° | 20° | 52 mm |