La Jagua de Ibirico weather in August

In August, La Jagua de Ibirico sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 267 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 muggy.

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 La Jagua de Ibirico's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Jagua de Ibirico's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
267 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:48 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
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 La Jagua de Ibirico reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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How August really feels in La Jagua de Ibirico

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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
28
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.

La Jagua de Ibirico weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°173.711.55.5
Feb31° / 20°255.311.74.8
Mar31° / 20°7712.911.94.0
Apr30° / 21°17622.312.23.3
May29° / 21°27728.712.42.9
Jun30° / 21°21025.912.53.0
Jul30° / 21°19925.612.53.0
Aug30° / 21°26728.512.32.7
Sep29° / 20°29429.212.12.8
Oct28° / 20°29229.811.83.0
Nov28° / 20°19323.211.63.8
Dec29° / 19°6110.511.55.2

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Jagua de Ibirico gets around 267 mm of rain over 28.5 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116633
216534
316435
416336
516336
616336
716237
816237
916237
1016237
1116237
1216336
1316336
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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 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
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94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
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213calm
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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 5:47 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:476:12
212.45:476:12
312.45:476:12
412.45:476:11
512.45:476:11
612.45:476:11
712.45:476:10
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for La Jagua de Ibirico

In seasonPeak

In August, La Jagua de Ibirico sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

La Jagua de Ibirico's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit La Jagua de Ibirico?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Jagua de Ibirico.

What to pack for La Jagua de Ibirico in August

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

In August, La Jagua de Ibirico sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Jagua de Ibirico 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 La Jagua de Ibirico peaks around March 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highMar 11UV 13Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in La Jagua de Ibirico 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 La Jagua de Ibirico is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1748 µg/m³Dec 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Jagua de Ibirico?

La Jagua de Ibirico sits at 9.6°N, 73.3°W, 140 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Becerril, 17 km away.

Topography around La Jagua de Ibirico

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Jagua de Ibirico.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Jagua de Ibirico has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,410 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,797 m.

The land around La Jagua de Ibirico is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
2,410 m
80 km
3,797 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Becerril 17 km · Chiriguaná 37 km · Curumaní 46 km · Agustín Codazzi 54 km · Chimichagua 62 km · Astrea 71 km · Pailitas 74 km · Bosconia 76 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 La Jagua de Ibirico (9.5623°, -73.3341°, elevation 140 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).