Garzón weather in August

In August, Garzón sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 125 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Garzón's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garzón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:04 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
78%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Garzón reaches about 23°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 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Garzón 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
Jan25° / 15°17321.811.94.9
Feb25° / 15°20121.311.94.6
Mar24° / 15°29328.4123.9
Apr24° / 16°29028.4123.7
May23° / 15°23228.112.13.8
Jun23° / 15°1852712.13.8
Jul22° / 14°16925.812.14.1
Aug23° / 14°12522.412.14.7
Sep24° / 14°14724.1124.4
Oct25° / 15°23327.5123.9
Nov25° / 15°25627.911.93.8
Dec24° / 15°23225.511.94.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Garzón gets around 125 mm of rain over 22.4 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
374
473
573
673
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
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1473
1573
1673
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
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2472
2572
2673
2773
2873
2974
3074
3175

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
118316
218316
318316
418415
518415
618415
718415
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918415
1018415
1118415
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:066:11
212.16:066:11
312.16:066:11
412.16:066:11
512.16:066:11
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712.16:056:11
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2012.16:046:08
2112.16:046:07
2212.16:036:07
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2612.16:026:06
2712.16:026:05
2812.16:026:05
2912.06:026:05
3012.06:016:04
3112.06:016:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
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255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Garzón?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Garzón for sightseeing.

What to pack for Garzón in August

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

In August, Garzón sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Garzón 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 Garzón peaks around February 13 at about 16 (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 13UV 16Dec 12UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Garzón 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 Garzón is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1222 µg/m³Jul 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garzón?

Garzón sits at 2.2°N, 75.6°W, 834 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Gigante, 23 km away.

Topography around Garzón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garzón has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 535 m around an average of 875 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,914 m.

The land around Garzón is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
535 m
16 km
2,263 m
80 km
3,914 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Gigante 23 km · Tarqui 24 km · Guadalupe 24 km · La Plata 37 km · Pitalito 60 km · Puerto Rico 61 km · Belalcázar 63 km · Campoalegre 64 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 Garzón (2.1959°, -75.6278°, elevation 834 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).