Villa de San Diego de Ubaté weather in August

In August, Villa de San Diego de Ubaté sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 72 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Villa de San Diego de Ubaté's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa de San Diego de Ubaté's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
86%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical August day in Villa de San Diego de Ubaté reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5167
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8167
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10167
11167
12167
13167
14177
15177
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29177
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31177

Villa de San Diego de Ubaté weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 6315.511.75.1
Feb18° / 8918.311.84.5
Mar18° / 16225.4123.7
Apr18° / 20826.612.13.3
May17° / 16926.312.23.3
Jun17° / 9322.812.33.4
Jul16° / 7721.212.33.6
Aug17° / 7218.112.24.0
Sep17° / 9820.1124.0
Oct18° / 16126.511.93.5
Nov18° / 15825.311.83.6
Dec18° / 9419.511.74.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
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20793
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22892
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24991
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281090
291090
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Villa de San Diego de Ubaté gets around 72 mm of rain over 18.1 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 59% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
160
260
359
458
558
657
757
857
958
1058
1159
1259
1360
1460
1561
1661
1762
1862
1962
2062
2162
2262
2361
2460
2559
2659
2758
2858
2958
3058
3158

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:54 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:546:08
212.25:546:08
312.25:546:08
412.25:546:08
512.25:546:08
612.25:546:07
712.25:546:07
812.25:546:07
912.25:546:07
1012.25:546:06
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1312.25:546:06
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1912.25:546:04
2012.25:546:03
2112.25:546:03
2212.15:536:02
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2412.15:536:02
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2612.15:536:01
2712.15:536:00
2812.15:536:00
2912.15:525:59
3012.15:525:59
3112.15:525:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
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135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Villa de San Diego de Ubaté?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Villa de San Diego de Ubaté for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villa de San Diego de Ubaté in August

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

In August, Villa de San Diego de Ubaté sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 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 Villa de San Diego de Ubaté peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 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 Villa de San Diego de Ubaté is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1725 µg/m³Jul 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Villa de San Diego de Ubaté?

Villa de San Diego de Ubaté sits at 5.3°N, 73.8°W, 2,800 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is La Mesa, 12 km away.

Topography around Villa de San Diego de Ubaté

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Villa de San Diego de Ubaté.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa de San Diego de Ubaté has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m around an average of 2,617 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,137 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,602 m.

The land around Villa de San Diego de Ubaté is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
425 m
16 km
1,137 m
80 km
3,602 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: La Mesa 12 km · Chiquinquirá 34 km · Zipaquirá 38 km · Tocancipá 40 km · Pacho 43 km · Cajicá 49 km · Bosconia 54 km · Chía 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 Villa de San Diego de Ubaté (5.3093°, -73.8157°, elevation 2,800 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).