Orito in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Orito sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 842 mm of rain over about 66 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Orito's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Orito's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
842 mm
66 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
4.4
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Orito in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical summer day in Orito reaches about 27°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.

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Orito weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°16318.1124.2
Feb29° / 21°18218.7123.9
Mar29° / 21°25924.7123.5
Apr29° / 21°30225.7123.4
May28° / 20°34526.4123.7
Jun27° / 20°36524.7124.0
Jul27° / 19°30023.2124.4
Aug28° / 19°17617.6124.9
Sep29° / 20°13718.6124.2
Oct29° / 20°20621.8123.7
Nov29° / 21°27925.1123.4
Dec29° / 21°23923123.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Orito gets around 842 mm of rain over 66 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 3 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Orito?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Orito for sightseeing.

What to pack for Orito in Summer

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

In summer, Orito sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 66 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Orito in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orito peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 15Aug 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Orito in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Orito is worst in February — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 1624 µg/m³Jul 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Orito?

Orito sits at 0.7°N, 76.9°W, 349 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Asís, 46 km away.

Topography around Orito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 777 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,932 m.

The land around Orito is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
217 m
16 km
777 m
80 km
3,932 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Puerto Asís 46 km · Mocoa 59 km · Nueva Loja 65 km · Pasto 76 km · Buesaco 86 km · Ipiales 87 km · Pupiales 88 km · Túquerres 95 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 Orito (0.6675°, -76.873°, elevation 349 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.