Suárez weather in August

In August, Suárez sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 206 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Suárez's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
206 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:08 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
91%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Suárez is municipality in Cauca, Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Suárez reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Suárez weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°24028.511.83.7
Feb23° / 15°23626.311.93.6
Mar23° / 15°31930.1123.5
Apr23° / 15°36129.512.13.4
May22° / 15°33330.312.13.4
Jun22° / 15°26029.412.23.4
Jul22° / 14°22530.112.23.4
Aug22° / 14°20629.712.13.5
Sep22° / 15°23228.9123.4
Oct22° / 15°39930.211.93.4
Nov22° / 15°41528.911.93.4
Dec22° / 15°31329.411.83.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6199
7199
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9199
10199
11199
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14298
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Suárez gets around 206 mm of rain over 29.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
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595
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3196

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12080
22080
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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84calm
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134calm
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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 6:09 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:17
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2012.16:076:13
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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 4.7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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94.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Suárez?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suárez.

What to pack for Suárez in August

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

In August, Suárez sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Suárez 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 Suárez peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Suárez 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 Suárez 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 Suárez?

Suárez sits at 3.0°N, 76.7°W, 1,075 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Morales, 23 km away.

Topography around Suárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suárez has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m around an average of 1,249 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,939 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,351 m.

The land around Suárez is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
795 m
16 km
1,939 m
80 km
5,351 m
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August weather nearby: Morales 23 km · Santander de Quilichao 24 km · Jamundí 39 km · Piendamo 40 km · Puerto Tejada 44 km · Villa Rica 52 km · Corinto 54 km · Cali 57 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 Suárez (2.9539°, -76.6964°, elevation 1,075 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).