Maca Weather in August
Maca in August
The short of it: Maca in August averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 11 h 36 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low -3° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 11 h 36 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & October
August in Maca brings afternoons near 19° and nights around -3°, with about 4.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near -3°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 36 min in mid-August, 19 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and October.
Against its neighbours, Maca runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Madrigal, 6 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Maca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 36 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MadrigalArequipa | 6 km NW | 19° | -3° | 4.0 mm |
| PincholloArequipa | 8 km WNW | 18° | -3° | 4.0 mm |
| IchupampaArequipa | 9 km E | 18° | -4° | 4.0 mm |
| ChivayArequipa | 18 km E | 17° | -6° | 5.0 mm |
| TutiArequipa | 26 km ENE | 15° | -9° | 7.0 mm |
| CcoloArequipa | 33 km ENE | 17° | -8° | 8.0 mm |
| HuarancanteArequipa | 36 km ESE | 11° | -12° | 4.0 mm |
| SibayoArequipa | 38 km ENE | 15° | -9° | 7.0 mm |