Palenque Weather in August
Palenque in August
The short of it: Palenque in August averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 311 mm (12.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 23° · rain 311 mm · daylight 12 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
August in Palenque brings afternoons near 35° and nights around 23°, with about 311 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 311 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 43 min in mid-August, 22 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Palenque runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Catazajá, 24 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Palenque, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 93 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CatazajáChiapas | 24 km N | 35° | 24° | 264 mm |
| La LibertadChiapas | 34 km NE | 35° | 24° | 262 mm |
| Emiliano ZapataTabasco | 34 km NE | 35° | 24° | 259 mm |
| Río ChancaláChiapas | 37 km ESE | 34° | 22° | 292 mm |
| Salto de AguaChiapas | 38 km W | 34° | 23° | 369 mm |
| TumbalaChiapas | 44 km SW | 27° | 18° | 280 mm |
| ChabléTabasco | 44 km NNE | 35° | 23° | 223 mm |
| Aquiles SerdánTabasco | 44 km NW | 35° | 24° | 287 mm |