Barbosa weather in August

In August, Barbosa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:59 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
86%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 10.5 µg/m³ · 2019

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Barbosa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°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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Barbosa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°9418.111.75.4
Feb23° / 14°11920.611.84.8
Mar23° / 14°20826.3124.2
Apr23° / 14°25425.512.14.0
May24° / 14°21824.312.34.4
Jun24° / 14°8215.312.45.5
Jul25° / 14°5410.412.36.3
Aug25° / 14°6511.612.26.0
Sep25° / 14°12718.6125.1
Oct23° / 14°25226.111.94.1
Nov23° / 14°26126.611.73.9
Dec23° / 14°14420.811.64.9

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 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51387
61288
71288
81288
91288
101189
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141090
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Barbosa gets around 65 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
229
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429
530
630
731
831
932
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1134
1235
1336
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1538
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2244
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2645
2746
2846
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3047
3147

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
139592
239592
339592
439583
539583
639583
739583
839583
938593
1038593
1138593
1238593
1338593
1437603
1537603
1637603
1736613
1835614
1935614
2034624
2133634
2233634
2332644
2432644
2531663
2630673
2730673
2829683
2928693
3027703
3126713

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
15calm
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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 5:59 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:596:16
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412.35:596:15
512.35:596:15
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2712.25:586:07
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3012.15:586:06
3112.15:576:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.2 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Barbosa?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Barbosa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barbosa in August

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

In August, Barbosa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Barbosa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barbosa peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Barbosa 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 Barbosa is worst in March — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Barbosa's WHO annual average of 10.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1622 µg/m³Nov 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barbosa?

Barbosa sits at 6.4°N, 75.3°W, 1,297 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Vicente, 17 km away.

Topography around Barbosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barbosa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m around an average of 1,505 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,673 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,438 m.

The land around Barbosa is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (46%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
955 m
16 km
1,673 m
80 km
3,438 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: San Vicente 17 km · Copacabana 22 km · Santa Rosa de Osos 27 km · Bello 27 km · Marinilla 29 km · Rionegro 32 km · Medellin 34 km · Santuario 34 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 Barbosa (6.4381°, -75.3314°, elevation 1,297 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).