Andes weather in August

In August, Andes sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 302 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Andes's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
302 mm
31 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
88%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Andes is Colombia settlement.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Andes reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Andes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°20029.411.73.8
Feb25° / 16°21126.811.83.7
Mar25° / 17°29130.5123.5
Apr25° / 17°36229.912.13.4
May24° / 17°40330.812.33.4
Jun25° / 16°28229.912.33.4
Jul25° / 16°26030.912.33.4
Aug26° / 16°3023112.23.4
Sep25° / 16°34029.9123.4
Oct24° / 16°40930.711.93.5
Nov24° / 16°37529.311.73.6
Dec24° / 16°25929.911.73.7

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Andes gets around 302 mm of rain over 31 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:02 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Andes?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andes.

What to pack for Andes in August

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

In August, Andes sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Andes 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 Andes peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Andes 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 Andes is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1530 µg/m³Oct 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Andes?

Andes sits at 5.7°N, 75.9°W, 1,282 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Bolívar, 27 km away.

Topography around Andes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andes has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 774 m around an average of 1,470 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,814 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,018 m.

The land around Andes is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
774 m
16 km
2,814 m
80 km
4,018 m
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August weather nearby: Ciudad Bolívar 27 km · Riosucio 33 km · Supía 34 km · Salgar 36 km · Anserma 37 km · Fredonia 38 km · Quinchía 39 km · Concordia 44 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 Andes (5.6561°, -75.8788°, elevation 1,282 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).