Puerto Boyacá weather in August

In August, Puerto Boyacá sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Boyacá's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Boyacá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:57 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto Boyacá reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Puerto Boyacá

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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 Boyacá weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°5211.311.72.4
Feb36° / 24°6011.811.81.9
Mar35° / 24°12719.9121.8
Apr34° / 24°15623.412.11.8
May35° / 24°14120.912.31.9
Jun36° / 24°7112.712.31.7
Jul37° / 25°5810.412.31.4
Aug37° / 25°7912.612.21.4
Sep35° / 24°13320.2121.7
Oct34° / 23°16925.111.92.0
Nov33° / 23°13923.711.72.4
Dec34° / 23°7816.411.72.6

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
31684
41585
51585
61585
71585
81486
91486
101486
111486
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Boyacá gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.6 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 42% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
533
633
733
834
934
1035
1136
1236
1337
1438
1539
1640
1741
1842
1943
2044
2146
2247
2348
2449
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2651
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2955
3056
3157

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16304618
26294619
36284619
46274719
57264720
67264621
77254621
87244622
97234524
107234525
117224426
127214328
137214329
146214231
156204132
166204034
175203936
185193838
194193640
204183542
214183444
224173345
233173247
243163249
253163150
263153052
273143053
282142955
292132956
302122858
312112859

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

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 5:56 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:12
212.35:576:12
312.35:576:12
412.35:576:12
512.25:576:12
612.25:576:11
712.25:576:11
812.25:576:11
912.25:576:11
1012.25:576:10
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2612.15:566:04
2712.15:556:04
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3112.15:556:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.08 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 6.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Boyacá?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Boyacá in August

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

In August, Puerto Boyacá sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Puerto Boyacá 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 Boyacá peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 13Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Puerto Boyacá 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 Boyacá is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1637 µg/m³Nov 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Boyacá?

Puerto Boyacá sits at 6.0°N, 74.6°W, 145 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Triunfo, 13 km away.

Topography around Puerto Boyacá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Boyacá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,201 m.

The land around Puerto Boyacá is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
3,201 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Puerto Triunfo 13 km · Puerto Salgar 58 km · La Dorada 59 km · Puerto Berrío 61 km · Santuario 77 km · Cimitarra 80 km · Carmen de Viboral 84 km · Sonsón 86 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 Boyacá (5.976°, -74.5852°, elevation 145 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).