Climate averages 1991–2020
Veracruz weather
in August.
A hot, very wet month: the 5th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Veracruz: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 196 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes August a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 47 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Córdoba, Mexico (89 km away). In August its highs average 25.5°C, 5.2°C cooler than Veracruz, with 130 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Veracruz ranks 53rd of 153 for the warmest August highs and 121st of 153 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 153 cities is 27.9°C; Veracruz is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 196 mm to 217 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
Veracruz climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 18 | 4.3 | 11.111 h |
| February | 27.4°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.512 h |
| March | 29.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 21 | 4.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 25 | 4.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 33.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 44 | 8.7 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 191 | 21.3 | 13.313 h |
| July | 30.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 206 | 22.0 | 13.213 h |
| August, selected | 30.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 196 | 22.7 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 217 | 23.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.8°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 116 | 15.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.2°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 49 | 8.7 | 11.211 h |
| December | 26.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 21 | 4.5 | 11.011 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
- Córdoba, Mexico in AugustMexico · 89 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 17.0°C · 130 mm rain
- Xalapa de Enríquez in AugustMexico · 90 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 143 mm rain
- Orizaba in AugustMexico · 107 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.7°C · 142 mm rain
- Tuxtepec in AugustMexico · 122 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 340 mm rain
- Teziutlan in AugustMexico · 146 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 13.6°C · 258 mm rain
- Tehuacán in AugustMexico · 154 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.5°C · 83 mm rain
- Amozoc de Mota in AugustMexico · 200 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 153 mm rain
- Poza Rica de Hidalgo in AugustMexico · 204 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 168 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 Veracruz) is explained once on the Veracruz year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.