La Mesa weather in August

In August, La Mesa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 107 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 La Mesa's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Mesa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 107 mm; 21.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:55 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 4th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Mesa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
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8	20	10
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26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

La Mesa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 9°	140	21.7	11.7	4.5
Feb	20° / 10°	198	23	11.8	4.0
Mar	20° / 10°	324	28.1	12	3.5
Apr	20° / 11°	358	28.4	12.1	3.3
May	20° / 11°	266	28.7	12.2	3.4
Jun	20° / 10°	125	23.8	12.3	3.8
Jul	20° / 10°	95	22.1	12.3	4.2
Aug	20° / 10°	107	21.2	12.2	4.4
Sep	20° / 10°	176	25.1	12	3.8
Oct	20° / 10°	272	29	11.9	3.4
Nov	19° / 10°	264	28.9	11.8	3.2
Dec	19° / 10°	178	23.8	11.7	4.1

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 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Mesa gets around 107 mm of rain over 21.2 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 69% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	68	68	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	76	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	65
10	65
11	66
12	66
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	70
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	76
31	76

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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31	5	calm

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 5:55 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:55	6:09
2	12.2	5:55	6:09
3	12.2	5:55	6:08
4	12.2	5:55	6:08
5	12.2	5:55	6:08
6	12.2	5:55	6:08
7	12.2	5:55	6:08
8	12.2	5:55	6:07
9	12.2	5:55	6:07
10	12.2	5:55	6:07
11	12.2	5:55	6:07
12	12.2	5:55	6:06
13	12.2	5:55	6:06
14	12.2	5:55	6:06
15	12.2	5:55	6:05
16	12.2	5:55	6:05
17	12.2	5:54	6:05
18	12.2	5:54	6:04
19	12.2	5:54	6:04
20	12.2	5:54	6:04
21	12.2	5:54	6:03
22	12.1	5:54	6:03
23	12.1	5:54	6:02
24	12.1	5:54	6:02
25	12.1	5:54	6:02
26	12.1	5:53	6:01
27	12.1	5:53	6:01
28	12.1	5:53	6:00
29	12.1	5:53	6:00
30	12.1	5:53	5:59
31	12.1	5:53	5:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
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3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
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20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
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24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Mesa?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit La Mesa for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Mesa in August

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

In August, La Mesa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in La Mesa 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 Mesa peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	17	16	14	14	14	13	13	15	14	13	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in La Mesa 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 Mesa is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	27	35	29	24	22	20	24	25	23	21	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is La Mesa?

La Mesa sits at 5.3°N, 73.9°W, 2,884 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villa de San Diego de Ubaté, 12 km away.

Topography around La Mesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Mesa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m around an average of 3,088 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,852 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,634 m.

The land around La Mesa is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

694 m

grassland 55%

16 km

1,852 m

grassland 54%

80 km

3,634 m

trees 55%

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← July La Mesa year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 12 km · Zipaquirá 29 km · Pacho 31 km · Tocancipá 34 km · Chiquinquirá 40 km · Cajicá 41 km · Bosconia 46 km · Chía 48 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

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 Mesa (5.2667°, -73.9167°, elevation 2,884 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	65
10	65
11	66
12	66
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	70
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	76
31	76

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	65
10	65
11	66
12	66
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	70
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	76
31	76

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	10
10	20	10
11	20	10
12	20	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	9	91
17	9	91
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	64
7	64
8	64
9	65
10	65
11	66
12	66
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	70
19	71
20	72
21	72
22	73
23	73
24	73
25	74
26	74
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	76
31	76

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100