Climate averages 1991–2020
Chihuahua weather
in August.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and one of the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Chihuahua: daytime highs average 29.8°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 65 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 10 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciudad Delicias (78 km away). In August its highs average 32.5°C, 2.7°C warmer than Chihuahua, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Chihuahua ranks joint 62nd of 153 for the warmest August highs and joint 33rd of 153 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 153 cities is 27.9°C; Chihuahua is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 65 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
Chihuahua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.9°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 11 | 2.3 | 10.511 h |
| February | 20.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.1°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 7.0 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 7.1 | 1.5 | 12.813 h |
| May | 31.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 13 | 2.8 | 13.614 h |
| June | 33.8°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 20 | 4.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 65 | 9.3 | 13.814 h |
| August, selected | 29.8°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 65 | 9.5 | 13.213 h |
| September | 27.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 57 | 8.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 21 | 3.4 | 11.512 h |
| November | 21.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 15 | 1.9 | 10.811 h |
| December | 17.9°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 8.6 | 1.8 | 10.410 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
- Ciudad Delicias in AugustMexico · 78 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 63 mm rain
- Cuauhtémoc in AugustMexico · 80 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.4°C · 105 mm rain
- Hidalgo del Parral in AugustMexico · 194 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 16.8°C · 117 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in AugustMexico · 345 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 24 mm rain
- El Paso in AugustUnited States · 349 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Navojoa in AugustMexico · 373 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 26.2°C · 104 mm rain
- Ciudad Obregón in AugustMexico · 399 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 26.5°C · 84 mm rain
- Guamúchil in AugustMexico · 404 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 166 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 Chihuahua) is explained once on the Chihuahua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.