Soledad weather in August

In August, Soledad sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 156 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Soledad's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soledad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
10th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Soledad reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12927
22927
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42927
52927
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How August really feels in Soledad

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.

Soledad weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°30.911.48.3
Feb28° / 25°20.511.68.3
Mar28° / 26°82.211.97.7
Apr28° / 26°468.812.25.7
May29° / 26°16620.812.54.0
Jun29° / 27°1401912.64.0
Jul29° / 27°10314.612.64.7
Aug29° / 27°15620.412.43.9
Sep29° / 26°22825.812.13.3
Oct29° / 26°27726.911.83.3
Nov28° / 26°16520.311.54.3
Dec28° / 26°38611.46.9

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 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121486
131486
141486
151486
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201387
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311387

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Soledad gets around 156 mm of rain over 20.4 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 66% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
254
355
456
557
657
758
859
960
1061
1161
1262
1363
1464
1565
1666
1767
1868
1969
2070
2171
2271
2372
2473
2574
2675
2775
2876
2977
3077
3178

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12694
13694
14694
15694
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
22793
23793
24793
25793
26793
27892
28892
29892
30892
31892

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1214light breeze
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:516:20
212.55:516:19
312.55:516:19
412.55:516:19
512.55:516:18
612.45:516:18
712.45:516:18
812.45:526:17
912.45:526:17
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1112.45:526:16
1212.45:526:16
1312.45:526:15
1412.45:526:15
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1612.45:526:14
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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 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Soledad

In seasonPeak

In August, Soledad sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Soledad's monsoon runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Soledad?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Soledad.

What to pack for Soledad in August

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

In August, Soledad sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Soledad in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Soledad 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 Soledad peaks around June 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (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 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Soledad 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 Soledad is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1734 µg/m³Nov 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Soledad?

Soledad sits at 10.9°N, 74.8°W, 15 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Barranquilla, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Soledad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soledad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,525 m.

The land around Soledad is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and wetland (29%) within 3 km, wetland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (43%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
2,525 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Barranquilla 6.0 km · Malambo 7.0 km · Galapa 13 km · Sabanagrande 14 km · Sitionuevo 16 km · Santo Tomás 18 km · Polonuevo 18 km · Palmar de Varela 20 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 Soledad (10.9184°, -74.7646°, elevation 15 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).