Pólvora Weather in August
Pólvora in August
The short of it: Pólvora in August averages a high of 31 °C (89 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 19° · rain 104 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Pólvora an average August high of 31°, a low of 19° and some 104 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 104 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 min in mid-August.
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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Pólvora runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Sion, 30 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Pólvora, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SionSan Martín Department | 30 km NNW | 32° | 20° | 104 mm |
| TocacheSan Martín Department | 35 km SSE | 32° | 19° | 106 mm |
| UchizaSan Martín Department | 65 km SSE | 31° | 18° | 102 mm |
| HuicungoSan Martín Department | 67 km N | 33° | 20° | 71 mm |
| Costa RicaSan Martín Department | 71 km N | 33° | 20° | 69 mm |
| HuaylillasLa Libertad | 80 km WSW | 23° | 8° | 11 mm |
| Santa CruzSan Martín Department | 84 km SSE | 31° | 18° | 110 mm |
| ChallasLa Libertad | 93 km SW | 19° | 3° | 10 mm |