Chiriguaná weather in August

In August, Chiriguaná sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 355 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chiriguaná's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiriguaná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
355 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:49 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
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 Chiriguaná reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
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133123
143123
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313022

How August really feels in Chiriguaná

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.

Chiriguaná weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°326.611.54.5
Feb33° / 23°366.911.73.9
Mar32° / 23°10315.211.93.3
Apr31° / 23°24325.112.22.7
May30° / 23°37129.112.42.6
Jun30° / 23°30027.412.52.6
Jul31° / 23°27827.412.52.6
Aug30° / 23°35529.512.32.5
Sep29° / 22°37629.612.12.6
Oct29° / 22°35830.311.82.8
Nov29° / 22°2612711.63.1
Dec30° / 22°10416.311.54.1

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 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
19298
20298
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26496
27496
28496
29496
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chiriguaná gets around 355 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
393
493
593
693
794
894
994
1094
1194
1294
1395
1495
1596
1696
1796
1897
1997
2097
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097
3197

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12935
22935
32935
42935
52935
62935
72935
82935
91945
101954
111954
121954
131954
141954
151954
161963
171963
181963
190973
200973
210973
220973
230964
240964
250964
260964
270955
280955
290955
300955
310955

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

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
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 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 5:48 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:486:13
212.45:486:13
312.45:486:12
412.45:486:12
512.45:486:12
612.45:496:12
712.45:496:11
812.45:496:11
912.45:496:11
1012.45:496:10
1112.35:496:10
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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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chiriguaná?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chiriguaná.

What to pack for Chiriguaná in August

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chiriguaná 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 Chiriguaná peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 22UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Chiriguaná 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 Chiriguaná is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1848 µg/m³Dec 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar51Poor
Apr32Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chiriguaná?

Chiriguaná sits at 9.4°N, 73.6°W, 33 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Curumaní, 19 km away.

Topography around Chiriguaná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiriguaná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,081 m.

The land around Chiriguaná is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
3,081 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Curumaní 19 km · Chimichagua 26 km · La Jagua de Ibirico 37 km · Astrea 44 km · Pailitas 45 km · Becerril 52 km · El Banco 57 km · Guamal 72 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 Chiriguaná (9.3624°, -73.6031°, elevation 33 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).