Puerto Triunfo weather in August

In August, Puerto Triunfo sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 82 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 5% 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 Triunfo's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Triunfo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:57 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
81%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
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 Triunfo reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°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)
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How August really feels in Puerto Triunfo

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 Triunfo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°5812.111.73.3
Feb34° / 23°7012.511.82.7
Mar34° / 23°15519.8122.4
Apr33° / 23°19921.312.12.5
May33° / 23°18617.912.32.8
Jun34° / 23°7010.512.32.7
Jul35° / 23°618.112.32.4
Aug35° / 23°8211.312.22.1
Sep34° / 23°17018.7122.2
Oct32° / 23°23724.711.92.5
Nov31° / 22°21824.411.72.8
Dec32° / 22°10217.111.73.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
42080
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61981
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121783
131684
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Triunfo gets around 82 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
325
425
526
627
727
828
929
1030
1131
1232
1333
1434
1535
1637
1738
1840
1941
2042
2143
2244
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2446
2546
2647
2748
2849
2950
3050
3151

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1428352410
2427342411
3427342411
4427342511
5427332511
6426332512
7426332512
8525332513
9524332513
10523322514
11623322515
12622312515
13621312616
14620312617
15619302618
16718302619
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20715272724
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22714252925
23714233026
24714223126
25713213227
26713203327
27612193527
28612193627
29611183728
30611173828
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

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 5:57 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)
112.35:576:12
212.35:576:12
312.35:576:12
412.25:576:12
512.25:576:12
612.25:576:11
712.25:576:11
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2912.15:556:03
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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 6.16 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 6.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
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216.1Intense
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236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Triunfo?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Triunfo in August

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

In August, Puerto Triunfo sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Puerto Triunfo 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 Triunfo peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 14Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Triunfo 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 Triunfo is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1631 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Triunfo?

Puerto Triunfo sits at 5.9°N, 74.6°W, 156 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Puerto Boyacá, 13 km away.

Topography around Puerto Triunfo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Triunfo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,252 m.

The land around Puerto Triunfo is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
3,252 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Puerto Boyacá 13 km · Puerto Salgar 46 km · La Dorada 47 km · Puerto Berrío 74 km · Honda 75 km · Santuario 75 km · Sonsón 76 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 80 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 Triunfo (5.8726°, -74.6405°, elevation 156 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).