Oaxaca Weather in August
Oaxaca in August
The short of it: Oaxaca in August averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 108 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 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 30° · low 16° · rain 108 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Oaxaca an average August high of 30°, a low of 16° and some 108 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 108 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 42 min in mid-August, 21 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, Oaxaca runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Oaxaca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz XoxocotlánOaxaca | 4 km SSW | 30° | 16° | 110 mm |
| El RosarioOaxaca | 4 km ESE | 30° | 16° | 111 mm |
| San Antonio de la CalOaxaca | 4 km SE | 28° | 15° | 107 mm |
| Santa Cruz AmilpasOaxaca | 4 km E | 30° | 16° | 111 mm |
| San Sebastián TutlaOaxaca | 5 km E | 30° | 16° | 111 mm |
| San Agustin de las JuntasOaxaca | 6 km SSE | 30° | 16° | 110 mm |
| San Jacinto AmilpasOaxaca | 6 km NW | 30° | 16° | 110 mm |
| San Francisco TutlaOaxaca | 6 km E | 30° | 16° | 111 mm |