Chía weather in August

In August, Chía sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 24 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Chía's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:56 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
83%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Chía reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chía weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 6014.111.75.5
Feb20° / 10°8415.211.85.1
Mar19° / 10°14018.8124.6
Apr19° / 10°14819.812.14.3
May18° / 10°9616.312.24.7
Jun18° / 10°3910.312.35.3
Jul18° / 339.412.35.4
Aug18° / 247.312.25.9
Sep19° / 3410.4125.6
Oct19° / 10017.911.94.7
Nov19° / 12920.611.84.3
Dec20° / 7815.811.75.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
21090
31090
41189
51189
61090
71090
81090
91090
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121090
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201090
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221090
231288
241288
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261288
271288
281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chía gets around 24 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
226
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425
525
625
724
824
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1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2224
2324
2424
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3024
3124

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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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 5:56 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:566:09
212.25:566:09
312.25:566:08
412.25:566:08
512.25:566:08
612.25:566:08
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1712.25:556:05
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2012.15:556:04
2112.15:556:03
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2912.15:546:00
3012.15:546:00
3112.15:535:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
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104.7Bright
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205.0Bright
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245.1Bright
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chía?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chía for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chía in August

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

In August, Chía sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Chía in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chía peaks around February 21 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 17Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Chía 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 Chía is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1643 µg/m³Jul 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr38Poor
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chía?

Chía sits at 4.9°N, 74.1°W, 2,557 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Cota, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Chía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chía has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m around an average of 2,567 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,771 m.

The land around Chía is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (36%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
356 m
16 km
792 m
80 km
3,771 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Cota 7.0 km · Cajicá 7.0 km · Bosconia 9.0 km · Zipaquirá 19 km · Tocancipá 20 km · Funza 23 km · Mosquera 25 km · Madrid 27 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 Chía (4.8588°, -74.0587°, elevation 2,557 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).