Aguazul weather in August

In August, Aguazul sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 122 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aguazul's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguazul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:49 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aguazul reaches about 27°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 about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12720
22720
32720
42720
52720
62720
72720
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112720
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Aguazul weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°92.411.75.4
Feb32° / 22°16311.84.8
Mar31° / 23°548.9124.4
Apr29° / 22°16620.512.13.8
May28° / 21°22726.112.23.7
Jun27° / 21°22226.512.33.7
Jul26° / 20°18826.112.34.0
Aug27° / 21°12221.812.24.5
Sep28° / 21°9420.8124.3
Oct29° / 21°11821.111.94.1
Nov29° / 21°10017.211.84.5
Dec30° / 21°275.811.75.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42080
52080
62080
71981
81981
91981
101882
111882
121882
131882
141882
151783
161783
171783
181783
191981
201981
212080
222080
232179
242278
252278
262377
272476
282476
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aguazul gets around 122 mm of rain over 21.8 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 71% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
275
374
473
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1771
1871
1971
2070
2170
2269
2369
2468
2568
2668
2768
2868
2968
3068
3169

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10919
20919
30919
41909
518910
618910
718910
818910
918811
1018811
1118811
1228711
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2918613
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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)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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214calm
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234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:496:03
212.25:496:03
312.25:496:03
412.25:506:03
512.25:506:02
612.25:506:02
712.25:506:02
812.25:506:02
912.25:506:01
1012.25:496:01
1112.25:496:01
1212.25:496:01
1312.25:496:00
1412.25:496:00
1512.25:496:00
1612.25:495:59
1712.25:495:59
1812.25:495:59
1912.25:495:58
2012.25:495:58
2112.15:495:58
2212.15:495:57
2312.15:485:57
2412.15:485:56
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2612.15:485:56
2712.15:485:55
2812.15:485:55
2912.15:475:54
3012.15:475:54
3112.15:475:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aguazul

In seasonPeak

In August, Aguazul sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aguazul's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Aguazul?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aguazul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aguazul in August

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

In August, Aguazul sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aguazul in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aguazul peaks around February 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Aguazul 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 Aguazul is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1826 µg/m³Jul 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aguazul?

Aguazul sits at 5.2°N, 72.5°W, 276 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Yopal, 25 km away.

Paz de AriporoPuerto López

Topography around Aguazul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguazul has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,363 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,889 m.

The land around Aguazul is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
380 m
16 km
1,363 m
80 km
3,889 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Yopal 25 km · Tauramena 28 km · Villanueva 65 km · Sogamoso 74 km · Duitama 90 km · Tunja 99 km · Paz de Ariporo 107 km · Puerto López 128 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
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 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 Aguazul (5.1728°, -72.5471°, elevation 276 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).