San Marcos in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), San Marcos sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 761 mm of rain over about 83 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.

Summer is San Marcos's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see San Marcos's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
761 mm
83 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
2.2
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in San Marcos in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical summer day in San Marcos reaches about 32°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

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How summer really feels in San Marcos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
92 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

San Marcos weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°317.811.63.8
Feb35° / 25°316.911.72.9
Mar35° / 26°8015.211.92.3
Apr33° / 25°19825.712.22.1
May32° / 25°31029.312.42.1
Jun32° / 25°26027.112.52.2
Jul32° / 25°24427.312.52.3
Aug32° / 24°25828.312.32.2
Sep32° / 24°26528.912.12.2
Oct31° / 24°27329.811.82.3
Nov31° / 24°19627.211.62.5
Dec32° / 24°9618.811.53.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

San Marcos gets around 761 mm of rain over 83 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 6 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit San Marcos?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Marcos.

What to pack for San Marcos in Summer

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

In summer, San Marcos sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 83 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Marcos in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 San Marcos peaks around June 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highJun 15UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Marcos in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in San Marcos is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1933 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Marcos?

San Marcos sits at 8.7°N, 75.1°W, 25 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Benito Abad, 32 km away.

Topography around San Marcos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Marcos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around San Marcos is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
1,004 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: San Benito Abad 32 km · Ayapel 38 km · Sahagún 47 km · Sucre 48 km · Galeras 56 km · Planeta Rica 57 km · Chinú 58 km · Ciénaga de Oro 59 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 San Marcos (8.6597°, -75.1281°, elevation 25 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.