Weather at Mexico Beaches in August

This page pulls together weather information for August at popular resort beaches in Mexico.

You can compare this month's averages for temperature, total rainfall and ocean temperature at vacation spots along the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

The temperatures here are in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. Total rainfall is given in days, inches and millimetres.

August is the year's hottest month for all of Mexico's beaches, in both the cities and the water. It can also be a stormy month, as activity intensifies for hurricanes over the Atlantic and for tropical cyclones over the Pacific.

Temperature

Average August temperatures
High °F Low °F Beach High °C Low °C
Pacific Beaches
95 75 Cabo San Lucas 35 24
88 77 Mazatlán 31 25
87 69 Puerto Vallarta 31 21
91 77 Manzanillo 33 25
91 74 Zihuatanejo 33 24
90 77 Acapulco 32 25
91 71 Huatulco 33 21
Caribbean Beaches
95 76 Cancun 35 25
91 74 Cozumel 33 24
91 70 Tulum 33 21

Rainfall

Total average August precipitation
Days Beach Inches Milli­metres
Pacific Beaches
4 Cabo San Lucas 2.0 52
13 Mazatlán 7.6 192
21 Puerto Vallarta 14.9 380
15 Manzanillo 8.5 216
11 Zihuatanejo 7.9 200
14 Acapulco 11.9 302
12 Huatulco 11.4 290
Caribbean Beaches
9 Cancun 3.4 88
13 Cozumel 5.6 142
8 Tulum 3.9 99

Ocean Temperature

Average water temperature in August at beaches in Mexico
Beach °F °C
Pacific Beaches
Cabo San Lucas 82 28
Mazatlán 85 30
Puerto Vallarta 85 30
Manzanillo 85 30
Zihuatanejo 86 30
Acapulco 86 30
Huatulco 85 30
Caribbean Beaches
Cancun 84 29
Cozumel 84 29
Tulum 84 29
References

CONAGUA. Comisión Nacional Del Agua. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, México. Normales Climatológicas por Estación

NOAA. National Oceanographic Data Center. Ocean Climate Laboratory. World Ocean Atlas 2009.

NOAA. National Weather Service. National Hurricane Center.

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