Chapala Weather in August
Chapala in August
The short of it: Chapala in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (62 °F), with 197 mm (7.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 16° · rain 197 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Chapala an average August high of 28°, a low of 16° and some 197 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 28°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 197 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 min in mid-August, 26 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 December.
Against its neighbours, Chapala runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Ajijic, 8 km to the W, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Chapala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 41 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AjijicJalisco | 8 km W | 26° | 15° | 187 mm |
| Tizapán el AltoJalisco | 21 km SE | 28° | 16° | 158 mm |
| Galaxia Bonito JaliscoJalisco | 24 km N | 29° | 16° | 208 mm |
| JuanacatlánJalisco | 24 km N | 29° | 16° | 208 mm |
| San José del CastilloJalisco | 25 km NNW | 29° | 16° | 208 mm |
| JocotepecJalisco | 25 km W | 28° | 15° | 163 mm |
| El SaltoJalisco | 25 km N | 29° | 16° | 208 mm |
| Centro de Readaptación SocialJalisco | 29 km N | 29° | 16° | 211 mm |