Merinos Weather in August
Merinos in August
The short of it: Merinos in August averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 91 mm · daylight 10 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Merinos an average August high of 20°, a low of 7° and some 91 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 57 min in mid-August, 44 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Merinos runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Guichón, 28 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Merinos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuichónPaysandú Department | 28 km W | 20° | 8° | 86 mm |
| AlgortaRío Negro Department | 46 km W | 20° | 8° | 88 mm |
| Paso de los TorosTacuarembó Department | 60 km SE | 19° | 7° | 96 mm |
| Piedras ColoradasPaysandú Department | 66 km W | 20° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Pueblo CentenarioDurazno Department | 67 km SE | 19° | 7° | 97 mm |
| YoungRío Negro Department | 76 km WSW | 20° | 8° | 94 mm |
| GallinalPaysandú Department | 78 km NW | 20° | 8° | 74 mm |
| CurtinaTacuarembó Department | 79 km ENE | 20° | 7° | 108 mm |