Pailitas weather in August

In August, Pailitas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 270 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 oppressive.

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 Pailitas's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pailitas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:50 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
91%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
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 Pailitas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
13122
23122
33122
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How August really feels in Pailitas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Pailitas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°296.511.55.6
Feb31° / 22°36711.75.0
Mar31° / 22°10414.911.94.0
Apr30° / 22°23324.212.23.1
May29° / 22°33228.312.42.9
Jun30° / 22°23325.612.53.0
Jul30° / 22°18724.912.53.0
Aug30° / 22°27026.212.32.9
Sep29° / 21°32528.312.12.9
Oct28° / 21°34329.811.83.1
Nov28° / 21°2512711.63.4
Dec29° / 21°9115.811.54.7

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
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pailitas gets around 270 mm of rain over 26.2 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 85% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
382
482
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1184
1284
1384
1484
1585
1685
1785
1886
1986
2086
2186
2287
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2487
2588
2688
2789
2889
2990
3090
3191

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
145640
245541
345442
445343
545244
645145
745145
845046
945046
1044947
1144947
1244947
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1444848
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2024652
2124553
2224553
2324454
2424355
2524256
2614257
2714158
2814059
2914059
3013960
3113960

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 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
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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 5:49 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:496:12
212.45:496:12
312.45:496:12
412.45:496:12
512.45:496:11
612.45:496:11
712.45:496:11
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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 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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105.6Bright
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275.5Bright
285.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pailitas?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pailitas.

What to pack for Pailitas in August

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

In August, Pailitas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pailitas 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 Pailitas peaks around March 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Pailitas 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 Pailitas is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1848 µg/m³Dec 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar51Poor
Apr32Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pailitas?

Pailitas sits at 9.0°N, 73.6°W, 120 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Curumaní, 28 km away.

Topography around Pailitas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pailitas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,412 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,081 m.

The land around Pailitas is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
435 m
16 km
1,412 m
80 km
3,081 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Curumaní 28 km · El Banco 39 km · Chimichagua 39 km · Chiriguaná 45 km · Guamal 69 km · Astrea 72 km · Aguachica 72 km · La Jagua de Ibirico 74 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 Pailitas (8.9567°, -73.6238°, elevation 120 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).