Mérida Weather in August
Mérida in August
The short of it: Mérida in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 117 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 117 mm · daylight 12 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Mérida an average August high of 26°, a low of 17° and some 117 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 117 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 24 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Mérida runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Ejido, 9 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Mérida, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EjidoMérida | 9 km WSW | 26° | 17° | 108 mm |
| TabayMérida | 12 km ENE | 22° | 13° | 110 mm |
| LagunillasMérida | 26 km WSW | 26° | 17° | 123 mm |
| MucuchíesMérida | 33 km NE | 17° | 8° | 93 mm |
| La AzulitaMérida | 34 km WNW | 28° | 19° | 107 mm |
| TucaníMérida | 45 km NNW | 34° | 24° | 120 mm |
| El VigíaMérida | 54 km W | 34° | 24° | 155 mm |
| SocopóBarinas | 54 km SE | 33° | 23° | 242 mm |