Villanueva weather in August

In August, Villanueva sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 345 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Villanueva's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villanueva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
345 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:45 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Villanueva reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)
12820
22820
32821
42821
52821
62821
72821
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Villanueva weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°459.411.46.8
Feb28° / 19°589.511.66.5
Mar28° / 20°1391611.95.5
Apr27° / 20°28224.812.24.0
May27° / 21°41830.212.53.3
Jun28° / 21°3012812.63.4
Jul28° / 20°27128.612.63.5
Aug28° / 21°34530.212.33.1
Sep28° / 20°37129.612.13.2
Oct27° / 20°39330.211.83.4
Nov27° / 20°29526.211.53.9
Dec27° / 19°12217.111.45.5

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17595
18595
19595
20595
21595
22595
23595
24595
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26595
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Villanueva gets around 345 mm of rain over 30.2 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 (%)
196
296
396
497
597
697
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
1397
1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
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2098
2198
2298
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2498
2598
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12926
22926
32926
41936
51936
61936
71927
81927
90937
100946
110946
120946
130946
140946
150946
160955
170955
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190955
200955
210955
220955
231945
241945
251936
261936
271936
281936
291936
301936
311936

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
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65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:446:12
212.55:446:12
312.55:446:12
412.45:446:11
512.45:446:11
612.45:456:11
712.45:456:10
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1712.35:456:06
1812.35:466:06
1912.35:466:05
2012.35:466:05
2112.35:466:04
2212.35:466:04
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2612.35:466:01
2712.35:466:01
2812.25:466:00
2912.25:466:00
3012.25:465:59
3112.25:455:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
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225.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

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).

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-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 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Villanueva 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 Villanueva peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very 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 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1932 µg/m³Dec 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Villanueva?

Villanueva sits at 10.6°N, 73.0°W, 235 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Juan del Cesar, 18 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 173 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,340 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,538 m.

The land around Villanueva is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
2,340 m
80 km
5,538 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: San Juan del Cesar 18 km · Valledupar 34 km · Fonseca 34 km · San Diego 38 km · Barrancas 44 km · Hatonuevo 56 km · Agustín Codazzi 69 km · Albania 75 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 Villanueva (10.6077°, -72.979°, elevation 235 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).