Puerto Tejada weather in August

In August, Puerto Tejada sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 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 Tejada's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Tejada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:07 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
86%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto Tejada reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Puerto Tejada weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°22120.511.84.8
Feb27° / 18°17219.711.94.6
Mar27° / 18°19121.1124.6
Apr27° / 19°20920.512.14.5
May27° / 19°1671812.14.9
Jun27° / 18°7712.912.25.4
Jul28° / 18°6811.112.25.7
Aug28° / 18°7612.412.15.5
Sep27° / 18°11116.3125.0
Oct26° / 18°23623.111.94.3
Nov26° / 18°2942511.94.0
Dec26° / 18°2542211.84.6

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 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Tejada gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17327
27327
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57426
67525
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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 5 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:076:16
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2812.16:046:09
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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 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Tejada?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Tejada for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Tejada in August

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

In August, Puerto Tejada sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Tejada 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 Puerto Tejada peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Aug 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Tejada 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 Tejada is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1329 µg/m³Nov 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Tejada?

Puerto Tejada sits at 3.2°N, 76.4°W, 969 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Jamundí, 14 km away.

Topography around Puerto Tejada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Tejada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 967 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,330 m.

The land around Puerto Tejada is covered by cropland (43%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), trees (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
5,330 m
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August weather nearby: Jamundí 14 km · Corinto 18 km · Candelaria 21 km · Miranda 21 km · Florida 23 km · Cali 25 km · Santander de Quilichao 26 km · Pradera 28 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 Tejada (3.2311°, -76.4167°, elevation 969 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).