Escuintla Weather in August
Escuintla in August
The short of it: Escuintla in August averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 349 mm (13.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 22° · rain 349 mm · daylight 12 h 36 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Escuintla an average August high of 32°, a low of 22° and some 349 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 349 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 36 min in mid-August, 18 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Escuintla runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Masagua, 13 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Escuintla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 46 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MasaguaEscuintla | 13 km SSW | 33° | 23° | 284 mm |
| PalínEscuintla | 15 km NE | 27° | 17° | 261 mm |
| AlotenangoSacatepéquez | 21 km N | 26° | 15° | 228 mm |
| Santa María de JesúsSacatepéquez | 23 km NNE | 19° | 9° | 243 mm |
| Ciudad ViejaSacatepéquez | 25 km N | 25° | 14° | 196 mm |
| Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaEscuintla | 26 km W | 31° | 22° | 442 mm |
| AmatitlánGuatemala | 26 km NE | 26° | 16° | 208 mm |
| YepocapaChimaltenango | 29 km NW | 25° | 14° | 259 mm |