The prime band holds exactly the same places it did in July. Of the 25 skiing destinations in the dataset, 4 score 68 or better in August and 3 reach the prime band above 80, which puts it mid-table for the year.
Portillo leads on 89 at 268 cm base. Across the top ten the spread is Europe (5), South America (3), Oceania (2). The month is split across both hemispheres — 5 of the ten best are south of the equator — so the choice is as much about flight time as about score.
Ranked by score out of 100. Each strip shows all twelve months, so you can see whether August is the spot's peak or its shoulder.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 81 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 70 | 10 |
August is effectively as good as it gets at Portillo: 89, within 1 point of its best month (September, 90). The melt-adjusted base reaches 268 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 71 | 85 | 89 | 84 | 68 | 10 | 10 |
August is Cerro Catedral's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 89. The melt-adjusted base reaches 214 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. It is also the wet end of the year: 194 mm against a monthly average of 114 mm. This is the top of the curve locally: both neighbouring months score lower.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 78 | 32 |
August is effectively as good as it gets at Valle Nevado: 87, within 3 points of its best month (October, 90). The melt-adjusted base reaches 246 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 65 | 72 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
August is Thredbo's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 72. The melt-adjusted base reaches 95 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. This is the top of the curve locally: both neighbouring months score lower.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 56 | 61 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
August is Cardrona's strongest month of the year for skiing, scoring 61. The melt-adjusted base is 63 cm, but a mean temperature of 2.4 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. This is the top of the curve locally: both neighbouring months score lower.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 87 | 85 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 70 |
August is a shoulder month here: 10, where February reaches 87. The melt-adjusted base is 0 cm, but a mean temperature of 17.0 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 50 | 48 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
August is a shoulder month here: 10, where February reaches 50. The melt-adjusted base is 0 cm, but a mean temperature of 16.5 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 89 | 79 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 74 |
August is a shoulder month here: 10, where February reaches 89. The melt-adjusted base is 0 cm, but a mean temperature of 17.8 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 90 | 91 | 83 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 83 |
August is a shoulder month here: 10, where March reaches 91. The melt-adjusted base is 1 cm, but a mean temperature of 15.1 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 70 | 84 |
August is a shoulder month here: 10, where April reaches 90. The melt-adjusted base is 2 cm, but a mean temperature of 10.7 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 85 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 86 |
August is a shoulder month here: 10, where April reaches 91. The melt-adjusted base is 2 cm, but a mean temperature of 11.7 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 83 |
August is a shoulder month here: 10, where March reaches 90. The melt-adjusted base is 1 cm, but a mean temperature of 14.4 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
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Portillo, Chile scores highest in August at 89/100, based on ten years of ERA5 climatology scored for skiing. Its best run of months is Jun-Nov.
It is workable: 3 destinations reach the prime band in August, so the answer depends on how far you will travel.
These scores are climatology, not a forecast. They are computed from ten years of ERA5 reanalysis (2015-2024) and answer which month and which spot to book — not whether this Saturday is on. For live conditions, open the interactive map.