Aguazul in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Aguazul sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 532 mm of rain over about 74 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Aguazul's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Aguazul's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
532 mm
74 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
4.1
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Aguazul in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Aguazul reaches about 27°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Aguazul weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Aguazul gets around 532 mm of rain over 74 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 4 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early June to 12 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Aguazul

In seasonPeak

In summer, Aguazul overlaps 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 summer a good time to visit Aguazul?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Aguazul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aguazul in Summer

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

In summer, Aguazul sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 74 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aguazul in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 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 Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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
Summer 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.