Climate averages 1991–2020
Santiago del Estero weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Santiago del Estero: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Catamarca (167 km away). In August its highs average 21.3°C, 3.1°C cooler than Santiago del Estero, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Santiago del Estero ranks 2nd of 67 for the warmest August highs and 5th of 67 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 67 cities is 17.2°C; Santiago del Estero is 7.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 28 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
Santiago del Estero climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 147 | 12.8 | 13.714 h |
| February | 31.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 116 | 10.6 | 13.113 h |
| March | 28.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 124 | 11.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 25.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 68 | 8.2 | 11.411 h |
| May | 22.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 22 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 20.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 15 | 3.7 | 10.410 h |
| July | 20.4°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 11 | 2.5 | 10.611 h |
| August, selected | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 11 | 2.0 | 11.111 h |
| September | 27.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 28 | 3.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 29.3°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 60 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 30.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 86 | 9.3 | 13.513 h |
| December | 32.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 130 | 11.7 | 13.914 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
- Catamarca in AugustArgentina · 167 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in AugustArgentina · 394 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Córdoba in AugustArgentina · 401 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 6.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Rafaela in AugustArgentina · 468 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 8.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Reconquista in AugustArgentina · 475 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.3°C · 65 mm rain
- Goya in AugustArgentina · 511 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 68 mm rain
- San Ramón de la Nueva Orán in AugustArgentina · 519 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.4°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Resistencia in AugustArgentina · 521 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.8°C · 65 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 Santiago del Estero) is explained once on the Santiago del Estero year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.