Sahagún weather in August

In August, Sahagún sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 246 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Sahagún's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sahagún's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 246 mm; 27.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:57 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.3; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sahagún reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

How August really feels in Sahagún

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

19 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sahagún weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 24°	29	7.7	11.5	3.8
Feb	35° / 25°	36	8	11.7	2.9
Mar	34° / 25°	81	15.6	11.9	2.5
Apr	33° / 25°	188	25.4	12.2	2.2
May	32° / 24°	292	29.1	12.4	2.2
Jun	32° / 24°	256	27.3	12.5	2.3
Jul	32° / 24°	241	27.1	12.5	2.4
Aug	32° / 24°	246	27.9	12.3	2.3
Sep	31° / 24°	241	28.4	12.1	2.3
Oct	31° / 24°	238	29.2	11.8	2.4
Nov	31° / 24°	183	26.6	11.6	2.6
Dec	32° / 24°	90	17.4	11.5	3.4

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%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sahagún gets around 246 mm of rain over 27.9 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 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	90
15	90
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22
Miserable (%)	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	22	78

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 5:56 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:56	6:20
2	12.4	5:56	6:19
3	12.4	5:56	6:19
4	12.4	5:56	6:19
5	12.4	5:56	6:19
6	12.4	5:56	6:18
7	12.4	5:57	6:18
8	12.4	5:57	6:18
9	12.3	5:57	6:17
10	12.3	5:57	6:17
11	12.3	5:57	6:17
12	12.3	5:57	6:16
13	12.3	5:57	6:16
14	12.3	5:57	6:16
15	12.3	5:57	6:15
16	12.3	5:57	6:15
17	12.3	5:57	6:14
18	12.3	5:57	6:14
19	12.3	5:57	6:13
20	12.3	5:57	6:13
21	12.3	5:57	6:13
22	12.3	5:57	6:12
23	12.2	5:57	6:12
24	12.2	5:57	6:11
25	12.2	5:57	6:11
26	12.2	5:57	6:10
27	12.2	5:57	6:09
28	12.2	5:57	6:09
29	12.2	5:57	6:08
30	12.2	5:56	6:08
31	12.2	5:56	6:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sahagún?

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

2.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sahagún.

What to pack for Sahagún in August

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

In August, Sahagún sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Sahagún 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 Sahagún peaks around June 14 at about 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Sahagún 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 Sahagún is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	16	20	27	27	24	21	23	19	16	15	14	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sahagún?

Sahagún sits at 8.9°N, 75.4°W, 84 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Chinú, 18 km away.

Topography around Sahagún

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sahagún has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m.

The land around Sahagún is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

51 m

grassland 73%

16 km

142 m

grassland 86%

80 km

683 m

grassland 73%

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← July Sahagún year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Chinú 18 km · Ciénaga de Oro 21 km · Sampués 27 km · San Carlos 33 km · Cereté 39 km · Cotorra 39 km · Sincelejo 40 km · Momil 41 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

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 Sahagún (8.9462°, -75.4428°, elevation 84 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	90
15	90
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	90
15	90
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	90
15	90
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	17	83
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	19	81
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	20	80
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	22	78