Cancuc Weather in August
Cancuc in August
The short of it: Cancuc in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 258 mm (10.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 17° · rain 258 mm · daylight 12 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Cancuc an average August high of 28°, a low of 17° and some 258 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 28°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 258 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 41 min in mid-August, 21 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 February and March.
Against its neighbours, Cancuc runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Tenango, 9 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Cancuc, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 31 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TenangoChiapas | 9 km NE | 27° | 16° | 244 mm |
| PantelhóChiapas | 10 km N | 29° | 19° | 261 mm |
| San Juan CancucChiapas | 12 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 263 mm |
| OxchucChiapas | 21 km SE | 24° | 12° | 189 mm |
| TenangoChiapas | 24 km E | 28° | 17° | 271 mm |
| ChanalChiapas | 24 km SSE | 25° | 13° | 188 mm |
| San Cristóbal de las CasasChiapas | 27 km SW | 24° | 12° | 166 mm |
| El BosqueChiapas | 30 km WNW | 28° | 17° | 257 mm |