Mejía Weather in August
Mejía in August
The short of it: Mejía in August averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 14° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & November
Thirty years of records give Mejía an average August high of 20°, a low of 14° and some 5.0 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Mejía: highs scarcely reach 20°, nights fall to 14°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 5.0 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 33 min in mid-August, 21 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 May and November.
Against its neighbours, Mejía runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Punta de Bombón, 14 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Mejía, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta de BombónArequipa | 14 km ESE | 19° | 14° | 8.0 mm |
| MollendoArequipa | 15 km NW | 20° | 13° | 4.0 mm |
| CocachacraArequipa | 16 km E | 21° | 14° | 5.0 mm |
| Islay (Matarani)Arequipa | 24 km WNW | 20° | 13° | 3.0 mm |
| El Triunfo ( El Cruce)Arequipa | 68 km N | 26° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| Los MedanosArequipa | 69 km N | 26° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| Santa Rita de SiguasArequipa | 70 km NNW | 26° | 10° | 0.0 mm |
| QuequeñaArequipa | 77 km NE | 21° | 5° | 1.0 mm |