Lucerna Weather in August
Lucerna in August
The short of it: Lucerna in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 188 mm (7.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 36 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 29° · low 18° · rain 188 mm · daylight 12 h 36 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Lucerna an average August high of 29°, a low of 18° and some 188 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 29°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 188 mm, the 3rd 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Lucerna runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Sensenti, 7 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Lucerna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SensentiOcotepeque Department | 7 km S | 29° | 18° | 194 mm |
| CorquínCopán Department | 7 km E | 28° | 18° | 188 mm |
| San Pedro de CopánCopán Department | 10 km NE | 28° | 18° | 187 mm |
| La LaborOcotepeque Department | 11 km SW | 26° | 16° | 203 mm |
| CucuyaguaCopán Department | 12 km NNE | 29° | 18° | 185 mm |
| San Francisco del ValleOcotepeque Department | 14 km S | 28° | 18° | 199 mm |
| Belén GualchoOcotepeque Department | 17 km ESE | 22° | 12° | 228 mm |
| San MarcosOcotepeque Department | 17 km S | 27° | 17° | 207 mm |