Puerto Berrío weather in August

In August, Puerto Berrío sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 55 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto Berrío's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Berrío's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:55 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
84%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto Berrío reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Puerto Berrío

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.

Puerto Berrío weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°379.711.73.6
Feb34° / 24°4510.511.82.9
Mar33° / 24°9218.7122.6
Apr33° / 24°12021.312.12.5
May33° / 24°11518.212.32.7
Jun34° / 24°4610.812.42.8
Jul35° / 24°399.512.32.5
Aug35° / 24°5513.412.22.3
Sep33° / 23°9218.8122.4
Oct32° / 23°1442411.92.6
Nov31° / 23°12922.611.72.9
Dec32° / 23°6114.111.63.5

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 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Berrío gets around 55 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
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333
433
534
634
735
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937
1037
1138
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1744
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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1145342
2145243
3155044
4154945
5154746
6064648
7064449
8064351
9064153
10064054
11063955
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:556:12
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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 6.05 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 6.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Berrío?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Berrío.

What to pack for Puerto Berrío in August

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

In August, Puerto Berrío sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Puerto Berrío in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Puerto Berrío peaks around March 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 13Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Berrío 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 Puerto Berrío is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1752 µg/m³Nov 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar55Poor
Apr31Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Berrío?

Puerto Berrío sits at 6.5°N, 74.4°W, 110 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Cimitarra, 54 km away.

Topography around Puerto Berrío

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Berrío has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,716 m.

The land around Puerto Berrío is covered by grassland (44%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
2,716 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Cimitarra 54 km · Puerto Boyacá 61 km · Segovia 73 km · Puerto Triunfo 74 km · Yondó 79 km · Barrancabermeja 88 km · Vélez 97 km · El Carmen de Chucurí 101 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 Puerto Berrío (6.4916°, -74.4033°, elevation 110 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).