Fredonia weather in August

In August, Fredonia sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 197 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Fredonia's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fredonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:01 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
87%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Fredonia reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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)
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Fredonia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°1111811.75.4
Feb25° / 15°13619.311.84.9
Mar25° / 15°21425.6124.2
Apr25° / 15°29027.912.13.7
May25° / 15°34728.812.33.7
Jun25° / 15°23926.212.33.9
Jul26° / 14°19824.412.34.2
Aug26° / 14°19723.612.24.2
Sep26° / 15°25326.4123.9
Oct24° / 15°30228.411.93.8
Nov24° / 15°27527.611.73.8
Dec25° / 15°17021.911.74.8

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
21090
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
9991
10892
11892
12892
13892
14793
15793
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18694
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20595
21496
22496
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27595
28595
29595
30595
31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fredonia gets around 197 mm of rain over 23.6 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 77% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
373
473
573
672
772
872
972
1073
1173
1274
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1475
1575
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1777
1878
1979
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2281
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2683
2783
2884
2984
3085
3185

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
126731
226731
326731
426632
526533
626533
726434
826434
936235
1036136
1136037
1236037
1335938
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2925741
3025741
3125642

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
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
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303calm
313calm

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 6:01 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:016:17
212.36:016:16
312.36:016:16
412.26:016:16
512.26:016:16
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2612.16:006:09
2712.16:006:08
2812.16:006:08
2912.15:596:07
3012.15:596:07
3112.15:596:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.89 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.9Bright
55.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fredonia?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fredonia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fredonia in August

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

In August, Fredonia sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Fredonia 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 Fredonia peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Dec 12UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Fredonia 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 Fredonia is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1530 µg/m³Oct 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fredonia?

Fredonia sits at 5.9°N, 75.7°W, 1,797 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Caldas, 19 km away.

Topography around Fredonia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fredonia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m around an average of 1,686 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,444 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,770 m.

The land around Fredonia is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
980 m
16 km
2,444 m
80 km
3,770 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Caldas 19 km · Retiro 24 km · Sabaneta 26 km · La Estrella 26 km · La Ceja 29 km · Envigado 29 km · Concordia 29 km · Itagüí 30 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 Fredonia (5.9258°, -75.6706°, elevation 1,797 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).