Climate averages 1991–2020
Rafaela weather
in August.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Rafaela: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 59 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Fe (86 km away). In August its highs average 19.1°C, about as warm as Rafaela, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Rafaela ranks joint 12th of 67 for the warmest August highs and 23rd of 67 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 67 cities is 17.2°C; Rafaela is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 21.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 42 mm to 57 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rafaela climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 119 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| February | 28.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 126 | 8.9 | 13.213 h |
| March | 26.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 139 | 8.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 109 | 8.0 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.6°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 65 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| June | 17.0°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 40 | 4.8 | 10.110 h |
| July | 16.5°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 30 | 4.2 | 10.310 h |
| August, selected | 19.4°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 42 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| September | 21.8°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 57 | 5.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 130 | 9.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 27.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 123 | 8.5 | 13.714 h |
| December | 29.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 129 | 9.4 | 14.114 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Santa Fe in AugustArgentina · 86 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 9.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Paraná in AugustArgentina · 106 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.2°C · 47 mm rain
- Rosario in AugustArgentina · 205 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.1°C · 53 mm rain
- Villa María in AugustArgentina · 209 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Gobernador Gálvez in AugustArgentina · 213 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Córdoba in AugustArgentina · 257 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 6.7°C · 18 mm rain
- San Nicolás de los Arroyos in AugustArgentina · 261 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 8.6°C · 56 mm rain
- Venado Tuerto in AugustArgentina · 281 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 7.4°C · 36 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rafaela) is explained once on the Rafaela year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.