Aguachica weather in August

In August, Aguachica sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 312 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aguachica's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguachica's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 312 mm; 28 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:50 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aguachica reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
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10	28	21
11	28	21
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20	28	21
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22	28	21
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25	28	21
26	28	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

Aguachica weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	31	6.7	11.6	5.9
Feb	30° / 21°	39	7.2	11.7	5.3
Mar	29° / 21°	119	15.6	11.9	4.4
Apr	28° / 21°	265	26	12.2	3.5
May	28° / 21°	408	29.3	12.4	3.4
Jun	28° / 21°	300	27.1	12.5	3.5
Jul	28° / 21°	236	26	12.4	3.8
Aug	28° / 21°	312	28	12.3	3.5
Sep	27° / 20°	348	28.5	12	3.4
Oct	27° / 20°	320	29.4	11.8	3.4
Nov	27° / 21°	233	26.2	11.6	3.8
Dec	28° / 20°	89	15.4	11.5	5.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	3	97
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24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aguachica gets around 312 mm of rain over 28 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	64	63	62	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55
Oppressive (%)	36	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	64	36
2	0	63	37
3	0	62	38
4	0	62	38
5	0	61	39
6	0	60	40
7	0	60	40
8	0	60	40
9	0	59	41
10	0	59	41
11	1	58	41
12	1	58	41
13	1	58	41
14	1	58	41
15	1	58	41
16	1	58	41
17	1	58	41
18	0	59	41
19	0	59	41
20	0	58	42
21	0	58	42
22	0	58	42
23	0	57	43
24	0	57	43
25	0	57	43
26	0	56	44
27	0	56	44
28	0	56	44
29	0	56	44
30	0	56	44
31	0	55	45

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
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31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:49	6:12
2	12.4	5:50	6:11
3	12.4	5:50	6:11
4	12.4	5:50	6:11
5	12.3	5:50	6:11
6	12.3	5:50	6:10
7	12.3	5:50	6:10
8	12.3	5:50	6:10
9	12.3	5:50	6:09
10	12.3	5:50	6:09
11	12.3	5:50	6:09
12	12.3	5:50	6:08
13	12.3	5:50	6:08
14	12.3	5:50	6:08
15	12.3	5:50	6:07
16	12.3	5:50	6:07
17	12.3	5:50	6:06
18	12.3	5:50	6:06
19	12.3	5:50	6:06
20	12.2	5:50	6:05
21	12.2	5:50	6:05
22	12.2	5:50	6:04
23	12.2	5:50	6:04
24	12.2	5:50	6:03
25	12.2	5:50	6:03
26	12.2	5:50	6:02
27	12.2	5:50	6:02
28	12.2	5:50	6:01
29	12.2	5:50	6:01
30	12.2	5:50	6:00
31	12.2	5:49	6:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
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27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Aguachica?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aguachica.

What to pack for Aguachica in August

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

In August, Aguachica sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aguachica in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aguachica peaks around February 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Aguachica in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aguachica is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	26	46	32	23	21	21	19	16	14	13	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	46	Poor
Apr	32	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Aguachica?

Aguachica sits at 8.3°N, 73.6°W, 164 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Morales, 28 km away.

Topography around Aguachica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguachica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,768 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,524 m.

The land around Aguachica is covered by grassland (46%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

161 m

grassland 46%

16 km

1,768 m

grassland 58%

80 km

3,524 m

trees 57%

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← July Aguachica year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Morales 28 km · Ocaña 30 km · San Martín 36 km · Simití 53 km · Pailitas 72 km · Tiquisio 76 km · El Banco 87 km · Curumaní 99 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,562; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 74%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 15.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 480
Religion

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 Aguachica (8.3084°, -73.6166°, elevation 164 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	64	36
2	0	63	37
3	0	62	38
4	0	62	38
5	0	61	39
6	0	60	40
7	0	60	40
8	0	60	40
9	0	59	41
10	0	59	41
11	1	58	41
12	1	58	41
13	1	58	41
14	1	58	41
15	1	58	41
16	1	58	41
17	1	58	41
18	0	59	41
19	0	59	41
20	0	58	42
21	0	58	42
22	0	58	42
23	0	57	43
24	0	57	43
25	0	57	43
26	0	56	44
27	0	56	44
28	0	56	44
29	0	56	44
30	0	56	44
31	0	55	45

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
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24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	64	36
2	0	63	37
3	0	62	38
4	0	62	38
5	0	61	39
6	0	60	40
7	0	60	40
8	0	60	40
9	0	59	41
10	0	59	41
11	1	58	41
12	1	58	41
13	1	58	41
14	1	58	41
15	1	58	41
16	1	58	41
17	1	58	41
18	0	59	41
19	0	59	41
20	0	58	42
21	0	58	42
22	0	58	42
23	0	57	43
24	0	57	43
25	0	57	43
26	0	56	44
27	0	56	44
28	0	56	44
29	0	56	44
30	0	56	44
31	0	55	45

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	27	21
28	27	21
29	27	21
30	27	21
31	27	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	64	36
2	0	63	37
3	0	62	38
4	0	62	38
5	0	61	39
6	0	60	40
7	0	60	40
8	0	60	40
9	0	59	41
10	0	59	41
11	1	58	41
12	1	58	41
13	1	58	41
14	1	58	41
15	1	58	41
16	1	58	41
17	1	58	41
18	0	59	41
19	0	59	41
20	0	58	42
21	0	58	42
22	0	58	42
23	0	57	43
24	0	57	43
25	0	57	43
26	0	56	44
27	0	56	44
28	0	56	44
29	0	56	44
30	0	56	44
31	0	55	45