Fusagasugá weather in August

In August, Fusagasugá sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 65 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 3% 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 Fusagasugá's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fusagasugá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
81%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
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 Fusagasugá 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 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Fusagasugá weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 11416.711.84.4
Feb17° / 14417.611.94.2
Mar17° / 21922.1123.7
Apr17° / 2552412.13.3
May17° / 20423.112.23.5
Jun17° / 8017.412.24.0
Jul17° / 6516.612.24.3
Aug18° / 6516.512.14.6
Sep18° / 10818.1124.5
Oct17° / 20021.811.93.7
Nov17° / 21523.111.83.4
Dec17° / 1301811.84.2

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 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fusagasugá gets around 65 mm of rain over 16.5 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 54% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

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
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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 5:58 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:586:09
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.04 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fusagasugá?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fusagasugá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fusagasugá in August

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

In August, Fusagasugá sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Fusagasugá 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 Fusagasugá peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Fusagasugá 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 Fusagasugá 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 Fusagasugá?

Fusagasugá sits at 4.3°N, 74.4°W, 1,717 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Silvania, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Fusagasugá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fusagasugá has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m around an average of 1,772 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,176 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,998 m.

The land around Fusagasugá is covered by trees (46%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
929 m
16 km
3,176 m
80 km
3,998 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Silvania 8.0 km · Sibaté 21 km · Soacha 32 km · Melgar 34 km · Kennedy 39 km · Bogota 44 km · Mosquera 44 km · Madrid 45 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 Fusagasugá (4.3365°, -74.3638°, elevation 1,717 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).