Weather in Laredo in August

The month to avoid. August is the month most people should skip in Laredo. Daytime highs average 37.8 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

August ranks 12 of 12 — near the bottom of Laredo's year. February is the month that works, and the swing between the two is 64 points, which is a different holiday rather than a slightly better one.

Rain falls on only 6 days, so an itinerary with no wet-weather fallback is a reasonable risk. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 25 days of the month clear 35 °C — that is not a heatwave, it is the month. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest August day reached 43.6 °C and the coldest night fell to 19.5 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 36 mm — roughly 82% of the month's rain in one day.

This is the volatile part. August rainfall has ranged from 5 mm to 178 mm across the twenty years measured — a 173 mm spread around an average of 44 mm. The average is real but almost no individual August looks like it, so treat the figure as the middle of a wide range rather than a forecast.

Wind is light at 13.2 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 58%.

How August sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 37.1 °C in July, 37.8 here, 33.8 in September. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much. Rain is the thing that moves: September brings 7 days more of it, so the earlier half of a flexible trip is the safer half.

Daylight in August

13.1 hours of daylight, losing 0.7 hours across the month. That is between Laredo's extremes of 13.9 and 10.4 hours, so days are long enough not to constrain the plan.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 29.9 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage.

How busy it gets

Off season. The genuine off season: cheapest by a distance, with the caveat that some tours and restaurants close entirely.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

August in Laredo versus nearby

If Laredo is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Corpus Christi is a better bet in August — 2.8 °C cooler, 2 days more rain. Monterrey is a better bet in August — within a degree on temperature, 6 days more rain.

So: August is a compromise. February is 64 points better and is what Laredo is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Laredo

See all twelve months in Laredo, or where else to go in August.