Platanillo Weather in August
Platanillo in August
The short of it: Platanillo in August averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 291 mm (11.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 20° · rain 291 mm · daylight 12 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Platanillo an average August high of 31°, a low of 20° and some 291 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 291 mm, the 2nd 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Platanillo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Tixtlancingo, 5 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Platanillo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 22 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TixtlancingoGuerrero | 5 km W | 32° | 22° | 255 mm |
| TexcaGuerrero | 11 km ESE | 32° | 21° | 284 mm |
| Bajos del EjidoGuerrero | 13 km SSW | 33° | 24° | 242 mm |
| Lomas de San JuanGuerrero | 14 km SE | 32° | 23° | 271 mm |
| Kilómetro 30Guerrero | 16 km ESE | 32° | 22° | 280 mm |
| Aguas BlancasGuerrero | 16 km W | 33° | 23° | 221 mm |
| Coyuca de BenítezGuerrero | 20 km WSW | 33° | 23° | 211 mm |
| Ejido NuevoGuerrero | 21 km ESE | 32° | 23° | 283 mm |