Tadó weather in August

In August, Tadó sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 942 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tadó's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tadó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
942 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
94%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Tadó is settlement in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tadó reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
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42923
52923
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How August really feels in Tadó

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.

Tadó weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°40925.911.73.2
Feb30° / 23°35622.411.83.2
Mar30° / 23°41425.6123.0
Apr30° / 23°50927.112.12.8
May30° / 23°66829.812.22.7
Jun29° / 23°8602912.32.7
Jul29° / 23°94330.212.32.8
Aug29° / 23°94230.112.22.8
Sep29° / 23°76229.2122.8
Oct29° / 23°69529.711.92.8
Nov29° / 23°52727.411.83.0
Dec29° / 23°42026.211.73.2

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 0% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tadó gets around 942 mm of rain over 30.1 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
298
398
498
598
698
798
898
998
1098
1197
1297
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1896
1996
2096
2196
2296
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2496
2596
2696
2797
2897
2997
3097
3197

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56832
66931
76931
87030
97030
107129
117228
127228
137327
147426
157426
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317723

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:056:19
212.26:056:19
312.26:056:19
412.26:056:19
512.26:056:19
612.26:066:18
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2012.26:056:14
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2212.16:056:13
2312.16:046:13
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2712.16:046:11
2812.16:046:11
2912.16:036:10
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3112.16:036:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 3.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
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223.4Moderate
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243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tadó?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tadó.

What to pack for Tadó in August

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

In August, Tadó sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tadó 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 Tadó peaks around March 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 14Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tadó 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 Tadó is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1719 µg/m³Jul 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tadó?

Tadó sits at 5.3°N, 76.6°W, 75 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Quibdó, 48 km away.

Topography around Tadó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tadó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,046 m.

The land around Tadó is covered by trees (91%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
4,046 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Quibdó 48 km · Belén de Umbría 77 km · La Virginia 86 km · Anserma 86 km · Andes 87 km · Ciudad Bolívar 89 km · Cartago 93 km · Quinchía 93 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 Tadó (5.266°, -76.5649°, elevation 75 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).