Climate averages 1991–2020
Ensenada weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 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 hot month in Ensenada: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 19 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rosarito (69 km away). In August its highs average 24.9°C, 3.5°C cooler than Ensenada, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Ensenada ranks 74th of 153 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 153 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 153 cities is 27.9°C; Ensenada is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 4.3 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
Ensenada climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 58 | 5.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 18.3°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 72 | 6.1 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.2°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 48 | 5.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 20.5°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 21 | 3.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 21.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 7.2 | 1.5 | 13.814 h |
| June | 24.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 28.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.8 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| September | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 12 | 1.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.6°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 45 | 4.9 | 10.110 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
- Rosarito in AugustMexico · 69 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Tijuana in AugustMexico · 80 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 18.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Chula Vista in AugustUnited States · 97 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.8 mm rain
- San Diego in AugustUnited States · 108 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- El Cajon in AugustUnited States · 108 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mexicali in AugustMexico · 137 kmHigh 41.6°C · Low 27.9°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Escondido in AugustUnited States · 146 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.6 mm rain
- San Marcos in AugustUnited States · 151 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 18.2°C · 1.0 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 Ensenada) is explained once on the Ensenada year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.