Arauca weather in August

In August, Arauca sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 293 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Arauca's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arauca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
293 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:40 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Arauca reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Arauca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arauca weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°152.711.64.3
Feb34° / 24°203.511.83.5
Mar34° / 25°557.6123.1
Apr32° / 24°18119.712.22.9
May30° / 24°32426.612.32.9
Jun29° / 23°37528.112.42.9
Jul29° / 23°3462812.43.1
Aug30° / 23°29327.512.23.0
Sep30° / 23°24426.3122.8
Oct31° / 23°21126.311.82.7
Nov31° / 23°14520.411.73.3
Dec31° / 23°519.711.64.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arauca gets around 293 mm of rain over 27.5 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 89% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
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789
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989
1088
1188
1288
1388
1488
1588
1688
1788
1889
1989
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2788
2888
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3088
3188

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11936
21936
31936
41936
51927
61927
71927
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101918
111918
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2308614
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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 5 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 18 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:405:58
212.35:405:58
312.35:405:58
412.35:405:58
512.35:405:58
612.35:405:57
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912.35:405:57
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1112.35:405:56
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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 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Arauca

In seasonPeak

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

Arauca's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Arauca?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arauca.

What to pack for Arauca in August

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

In August, Arauca sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Arauca 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 Arauca peaks around February 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 15UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Arauca 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 Arauca is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2237 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb19Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr35Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arauca?

Arauca sits at 7.1°N, 70.8°W, 132 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guasdualito, 18 km away.

SocopóTameElorzaCiudad BoliviaEjidoMerida

Topography around Arauca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arauca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m.

The land around Arauca is covered by trees (42%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
85 m
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August weather nearby: Guasdualito 18 km · Santa Bárbara 93 km · Socopó 128 km · Tame 128 km · Elorza 139 km · Ciudad Bolivia 143 km · Ejido 171 km · Merida 172 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 Arauca (7.0847°, -70.7591°, elevation 132 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).