Cobán Weather in August
Cobán in August
The short of it: Cobán in August averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 260 mm (10.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 260 mm · daylight 12 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & November
August in Cobán brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 15°, with about 260 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 260 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 38 min in mid-August, 19 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 January and November.
Against its neighbours, Cobán runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. San Pedro Carchá, 7 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Cobán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 31 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro CarcháAlta Verapaz | 7 km E | 27° | 15° | 260 mm |
| San Juan ChamelcoAlta Verapaz | 7 km SE | 26° | 15° | 280 mm |
| Santa Cruz VerapazAlta Verapaz | 12 km SSW | 26° | 15° | 273 mm |
| San Cristóbal VerapazAlta Verapaz | 16 km SW | 26° | 15° | 282 mm |
| TacticAlta Verapaz | 17 km S | 24° | 14° | 262 mm |
| TamahúAlta Verapaz | 23 km SE | 25° | 15° | 298 mm |
| PurulháBaja Verapaz | 30 km SSE | 23° | 14° | 244 mm |
| TucurúAlta Verapaz | 34 km SE | 29° | 20° | 400 mm |