Colón weather in August

In August, Colón sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 88 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Colón's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:32 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Colón is city in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Founded
1863

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical August day in Colón reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3188
4188
5188
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Colón weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1068.213.95.0
Feb30° / 19°116813.25.5
Mar28° / 17°1248.212.26.7
Apr24° / 14°1418.211.27.3
May20° / 11°877.110.46.8
Jun17° / 796.89.96.1
Jul17° / 716.410.15.9
Aug19° / 886.810.86.7
Sep21° / 10°937.411.87.0
Oct24° / 13°126912.87.1
Nov27° / 16°1077.513.77.0
Dec30° / 18°119814.15.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45446
55545
65743
75743
85842
95941
105941
115941
126040
136040
146040
156040
166040
175941
185941
195941
205941
215842
225842
235743
245644
255743
265644
275545
285545
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Colón gets around 88 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
521
621
721
821
921
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2624
2724
2824
2924
3025
3125

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1821161
2821161
3821161
4811261
5811261
6821251
7821251
8821251
9811351
10811351
11811351
12801451
13801451
14801451
15791551
16781561
17781561
18771571
19761671
20741682
21741682
22731692
23741592
247315102
257315102
267315102
277215112
287215112
297314112
307214122
317214122

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:476:11
210.47:466:11
310.57:456:12
410.57:446:13
510.57:436:13
610.57:426:14
710.67:416:15
810.67:416:15
910.67:406:16
1010.67:396:17
1110.77:386:17
1210.77:376:18
1310.77:366:19
1410.77:356:20
1510.87:346:20
1610.87:326:21
1710.87:316:22
1810.97:306:22
1910.97:296:23
2010.97:286:24
2111.07:276:24
2211.07:266:25
2311.07:246:26
2411.07:236:26
2511.17:226:27
2611.17:216:28
2711.17:206:28
2811.27:186:29
2911.27:176:30
3011.27:166:30
3111.37:146:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Colón?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Colón for sightseeing.

What to pack for Colón in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Colón sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

UV index in Colón in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Colón peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Colón?

Colón sits at 32.2°S, 58.1°W, 25 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Paysandú, 12 km away.

Topography around Colón

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Colón.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m.

The land around Colón is covered by trees (31%), grassland (24%) and water (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
152 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Paysandú 12 km · Concepción del Uruguay 30 km · Young 72 km · Villaguay 92 km · Concordia 93 km · Gualeguaychú 94 km · Salto 94 km · Fray Bentos 101 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Colón (-32.2231°, -58.1443°, elevation 25 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).