Chimaltenango Weather in August
Chimaltenango in August
The short of it: Chimaltenango in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 199 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 199 mm · daylight 12 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Chimaltenango an average August high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 199 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 199 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 37 min in mid-August, 18 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Chimaltenango runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. El Tejar, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Chimaltenango, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El TejarChimaltenango | 4 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 205 mm |
| San Andrés ItzapaChimaltenango | 5 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 249 mm |
| ZaragozaChimaltenango | 7 km W | 22° | 11° | 263 mm |
| SumpangoSacatepéquez | 9 km E | 23° | 12° | 206 mm |
| ComalapaChimaltenango | 12 km NW | 22° | 11° | 261 mm |
| PatzicíaChimaltenango | 12 km WSW | 22° | 11° | 278 mm |
| JocotenangoSacatepéquez | 13 km SE | 25° | 14° | 187 mm |
| Antigua GuatemalaSacatepéquez | 15 km SE | 25° | 14° | 187 mm |