Belén de Umbría weather in August

In August, Belén de Umbría sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 586 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Belén de Umbría's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belén de Umbría's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
586 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:02 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
91%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Belén de Umbría reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°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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Belén de Umbría weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°36225.911.74.3
Feb24° / 15°41024.411.84.1
Mar24° / 15°53629123.8
Apr24° / 15°68229.312.13.5
May24° / 15°82330.712.23.4
Jun24° / 15°70129.412.33.5
Jul24° / 14°60929.912.33.6
Aug24° / 14°58629.612.23.6
Sep24° / 15°62728.7123.6
Oct24° / 15°65530.411.93.5
Nov24° / 15°63329.311.83.5
Dec24° / 15°48727.811.74.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15298
16298
17298
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20298
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22298
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24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Belén de Umbría gets around 586 mm of rain over 29.6 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
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795
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994
1094
1195
1295
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1495
1595
1696
1796
1896
1996
2096
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2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3096
3196

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1892
2892
3892
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18694
19793
20793
21793
22793
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24793
25793
26892
27892
28892
29892
30892
31892

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
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
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203calm
213calm
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263calm
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313calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:036:16
212.26:036:16
312.26:036:16
412.26:036:16
512.26:036:16
612.26:036:15
712.26:036:15
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2612.16:016:09
2712.16:016:08
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2912.16:016:08
3012.16:016:07
3112.16:006:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.93 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Belén de Umbría?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belén de Umbría.

What to pack for Belén de Umbría in August

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

In August, Belén de Umbría sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Belén de Umbría 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 Belén de Umbría peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 15Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Belén de Umbría 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 Belén de Umbría is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1526 µg/m³Nov 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Belén de Umbría?

Belén de Umbría sits at 5.2°N, 75.9°W, 1,505 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Anserma, 17 km away.

Topography around Belén de Umbría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belén de Umbría has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m around an average of 1,567 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,010 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,216 m.

The land around Belén de Umbría is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (77%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
648 m
16 km
2,010 m
80 km
5,216 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Anserma 17 km · Quinchía 22 km · Riosucio 31 km · Marsella 33 km · La Virginia 34 km · Supía 37 km · Chinchiná 38 km · Neira 39 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 Belén de Umbría (5.2009°, -75.8687°, elevation 1,505 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).