Punta Arena Weather in August
Punta Arena in August
The short of it: Punta Arena in August averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 272 mm (10.7 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 24° · rain 272 mm · daylight 12 h 43 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
August in Punta Arena brings afternoons near 35° and nights around 24°, with about 272 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 272 mm, the 3rd 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, Punta Arena runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Catazajá, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Punta Arena, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 86 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 | 5 km ESE | 35° | 24° | 264 mm |
| Aquiles SerdánTabasco | 24 km W | 35° | 24° | 287 mm |
| PalenqueChiapas | 28 km SSE | 35° | 23° | 311 mm |
| Monte GrandeTabasco | 30 km NW | 35° | 24° | 254 mm |
| Emiliano ZapataTabasco | 31 km E | 35° | 24° | 259 mm |
| ChabléTabasco | 32 km ENE | 35° | 23° | 223 mm |
| La LibertadChiapas | 36 km E | 35° | 24° | 262 mm |
| Salto de AguaChiapas | 37 km SW | 34° | 23° | 369 mm |