Villanueva weather in August

In August, Villanueva sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 281 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Villanueva's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villanueva's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 281 mm; 26 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:47 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Villanueva reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How August really feels in Villanueva

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Villanueva weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 24°	12	2.7	11.7	4.0
Feb	34° / 24°	31	4.7	11.8	3.3
Mar	33° / 24°	92	11.1	12	3.1
Apr	31° / 23°	277	24	12.1	2.7
May	30° / 23°	362	27.5	12.2	2.8
Jun	29° / 22°	344	27.7	12.3	3.0
Jul	29° / 22°	317	27.8	12.3	3.2
Aug	30° / 22°	281	26	12.2	3.2
Sep	31° / 23°	251	26.4	12	2.8
Oct	31° / 23°	208	25.3	11.9	2.8
Nov	31° / 23°	125	18.8	11.8	3.4
Dec	32° / 23°	37	6.9	11.7	4.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	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 (%)	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18
Cloudier (%)	85	84	84	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	82	82	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Villanueva gets around 281 mm of rain over 26 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 85% and peaks near 88% 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 (%)	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88
31	88

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	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
Muggy (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Oppressive (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 5:47 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:51 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)	12.2	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	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:47	6:01
2	12.2	5:47	6:01
3	12.2	5:47	6:01
4	12.2	5:47	6:00
5	12.2	5:47	6:00
6	12.2	5:47	6:00
7	12.2	5:47	6:00
8	12.2	5:47	6:00
9	12.2	5:47	5:59
10	12.2	5:47	5:59
11	12.2	5:47	5:59
12	12.2	5:47	5:58
13	12.2	5:47	5:58
14	12.2	5:47	5:58
15	12.2	5:47	5:58
16	12.2	5:47	5:57
17	12.2	5:47	5:57
18	12.2	5:47	5:57
19	12.2	5:46	5:56
20	12.2	5:46	5:56
21	12.2	5:46	5:55
22	12.1	5:46	5:55
23	12.1	5:46	5:55
24	12.1	5:46	5:54
25	12.1	5:46	5:54
26	12.1	5:46	5:53
27	12.1	5:45	5:53
28	12.1	5:45	5:52
29	12.1	5:45	5:52
30	12.1	5:45	5:52
31	12.1	5:45	5:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Villanueva

In seasonPeak

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

Villanueva's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Villanueva?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Villanueva.

What to pack for Villanueva in August

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

In August, Villanueva sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Villanueva in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Villanueva peaks around February 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (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)	12	13	11	12	12	12	12	11	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Villanueva 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 Villanueva is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 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)	13	18	31	27	20	18	16	15	14	14	14	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Villanueva?

Villanueva sits at 5.3°N, 72.0°W, 185 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Yopal, 48 km away.

Topography around Villanueva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villanueva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 182 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,157 m.

The land around Villanueva is covered by grassland (87%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

grassland 87%

16 km

40 m

grassland 72%

80 km

3,157 m

grassland 68%

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

August weather nearby: Yopal 48 km · Aguazul 65 km · Paz de Ariporo 67 km · Tauramena 91 km · Sogamoso 117 km · Duitama 133 km · Tame 133 km · Tunja 157 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 Villanueva (5.2833°, -71.9667°, elevation 185 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	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	29	22
13	29	22
14	29	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88
31	88

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88
31	88

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	83
4	83
5	83
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	83
10	83
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	87
28	87
29	87
30	88
31	88

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98