Urrao weather in August

In August, Urrao sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 808 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°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 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Urrao's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urrao's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 808 mm; 31 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:02 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 95%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.36 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; 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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Urrao reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°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.

	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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Urrao weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 16°	399	30.9	11.7	3.4
Feb	23° / 16°	414	27.8	11.8	3.4
Mar	23° / 16°	529	30.8	12	3.4
Apr	23° / 16°	603	30	12.1	3.3
May	23° / 16°	732	31	12.3	3.3
Jun	23° / 16°	680	30	12.4	3.3
Jul	23° / 16°	740	31	12.3	3.3
Aug	23° / 16°	808	31	12.2	3.3
Sep	22° / 16°	785	30	12	3.3
Oct	22° / 16°	736	30.9	11.9	3.3
Nov	22° / 16°	654	29.8	11.7	3.3
Dec	23° / 16°	476	31	11.6	3.4

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%.

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Urrao gets around 808 mm of rain over 31 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Humid (%)	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	96	2
2	2	96	2
3	2	96	2
4	2	96	2
5	2	96	2
6	1	97	2
7	1	97	2
8	1	97	2
9	1	97	2
10	1	97	2
11	1	97	2
12	1	97	2
13	1	97	2
14	1	97	2
15	1	97	2
16	1	97	2
17	1	97	2
18	1	97	2
19	0	98	2
20	0	98	2
21	0	98	2
22	1	97	2
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	1	98	1
27	1	98	1
28	1	98	1
29	1	98	1
30	1	98	1
31	2	97	1

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:08 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)	12.3	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:02	6:19
2	12.3	6:02	6:19
3	12.3	6:02	6:19
4	12.3	6:02	6:18
5	12.3	6:02	6:18
6	12.3	6:02	6:18
7	12.3	6:03	6:18
8	12.2	6:03	6:17
9	12.2	6:03	6:17
10	12.2	6:03	6:17
11	12.2	6:03	6:17
12	12.2	6:03	6:16
13	12.2	6:02	6:16
14	12.2	6:02	6:16
15	12.2	6:02	6:15
16	12.2	6:02	6:15
17	12.2	6:02	6:15
18	12.2	6:02	6:14
19	12.2	6:02	6:14
20	12.2	6:02	6:13
21	12.2	6:02	6:13
22	12.2	6:02	6:13
23	12.2	6:02	6:12
24	12.2	6:02	6:12
25	12.2	6:02	6:11
26	12.2	6:01	6:11
27	12.1	6:01	6:10
28	12.1	6:01	6:10
29	12.1	6:01	6:09
30	12.1	6:01	6:09
31	12.1	6:01	6:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 4.5 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
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20	4.3	Bright
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22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Urrao?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Urrao.

What to pack for Urrao in August

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

In August, Urrao sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Urrao in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Urrao peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	15	14	12	14	14	13	13	14	12	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Urrao 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 Urrao is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 11 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)	15	19	22	17	14	12	11	11	11	11	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	12	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Urrao?

Urrao sits at 6.3°N, 76.1°W, 1,815 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Betulia, 28 km away.

Topography around Urrao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urrao has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m around an average of 1,940 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,907 m.

The land around Urrao is covered by grassland (64%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

603 m

grassland 64%

16 km

2,821 m

trees 70%

80 km

3,907 m

trees 83%

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

August weather nearby: Betulia 28 km · Concordia 39 km · Santa Fe de Antioquia 43 km · Salgar 43 km · Frontino 51 km · Ciudad Bolívar 53 km · La Estrella 57 km · Sabaneta 60 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 Urrao (6.317°, -76.1342°, elevation 1,815 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	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	96	2
2	2	96	2
3	2	96	2
4	2	96	2
5	2	96	2
6	1	97	2
7	1	97	2
8	1	97	2
9	1	97	2
10	1	97	2
11	1	97	2
12	1	97	2
13	1	97	2
14	1	97	2
15	1	97	2
16	1	97	2
17	1	97	2
18	1	97	2
19	0	98	2
20	0	98	2
21	0	98	2
22	1	97	2
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	1	98	1
27	1	98	1
28	1	98	1
29	1	98	1
30	1	98	1
31	2	97	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	96	2
2	2	96	2
3	2	96	2
4	2	96	2
5	2	96	2
6	1	97	2
7	1	97	2
8	1	97	2
9	1	97	2
10	1	97	2
11	1	97	2
12	1	97	2
13	1	97	2
14	1	97	2
15	1	97	2
16	1	97	2
17	1	97	2
18	1	97	2
19	0	98	2
20	0	98	2
21	0	98	2
22	1	97	2
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	1	98	1
27	1	98	1
28	1	98	1
29	1	98	1
30	1	98	1
31	2	97	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	1	99
9	1	99
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	0	100
17	0	100
18	0	100
19	0	100
20	0	100
21	0	100
22	0	100
23	0	100
24	0	100
25	0	100
26	0	100
27	0	100
28	0	100
29	0	100
30	0	100
31	0	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	96	2
2	2	96	2
3	2	96	2
4	2	96	2
5	2	96	2
6	1	97	2
7	1	97	2
8	1	97	2
9	1	97	2
10	1	97	2
11	1	97	2
12	1	97	2
13	1	97	2
14	1	97	2
15	1	97	2
16	1	97	2
17	1	97	2
18	1	97	2
19	0	98	2
20	0	98	2
21	0	98	2
22	1	97	2
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	1	98	1
27	1	98	1
28	1	98	1
29	1	98	1
30	1	98	1
31	2	97	1