Zarzal weather in August

In August, Zarzal sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 449 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Zarzal's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zarzal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 449 mm; 30.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:04 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 5th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zarzal reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Zarzal weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	348	29.3	11.8	3.7
Feb	26° / 18°	388	26.6	11.9	3.6
Mar	26° / 18°	508	30	12	3.5
Apr	26° / 18°	670	29.5	12.1	3.4
May	26° / 18°	697	30.7	12.2	3.3
Jun	26° / 18°	552	29.7	12.2	3.4
Jul	26° / 18°	475	30.2	12.2	3.4
Aug	26° / 18°	449	30.1	12.1	3.4
Sep	26° / 18°	567	29.2	12	3.4
Oct	25° / 18°	609	30.3	11.9	3.4
Nov	25° / 18°	587	29.2	11.8	3.5
Dec	26° / 18°	439	30.3	11.8	3.5

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 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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 (%)	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	96	97	97	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zarzal gets around 449 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.

	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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97

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

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% 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
Humid (%)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16
Muggy (%)	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

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.

	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
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7	3	calm
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18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	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 6:05 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:07 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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:05	6:16
2	12.2	6:05	6:16
3	12.2	6:05	6:16
4	12.2	6:05	6:16
5	12.2	6:05	6:15
6	12.2	6:05	6:15
7	12.2	6:05	6:15
8	12.2	6:05	6:15
9	12.2	6:05	6:15
10	12.2	6:04	6:14
11	12.2	6:04	6:14
12	12.2	6:04	6:14
13	12.2	6:04	6:14
14	12.2	6:04	6:13
15	12.1	6:04	6:13
16	12.1	6:04	6:13
17	12.1	6:04	6:12
18	12.1	6:04	6:12
19	12.1	6:04	6:12
20	12.1	6:04	6:11
21	12.1	6:03	6:11
22	12.1	6:03	6:11
23	12.1	6:03	6:10
24	12.1	6:03	6:10
25	12.1	6:03	6:10
26	12.1	6:03	6:09
27	12.1	6:02	6:09
28	12.1	6:02	6:08
29	12.1	6:02	6:08
30	12.1	6:02	6:07
31	12.1	6:02	6:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.54 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 4.54 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 4.54 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)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
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25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zarzal?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zarzal.

What to pack for Zarzal in August

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

In August, Zarzal sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Zarzal 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 Zarzal peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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	15	11	14	12	13	12	14	14	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	15	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Zarzal 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 Zarzal is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 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)	28	32	35	30	24	21	19	22	25	23	22	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Zarzal?

Zarzal sits at 4.4°N, 76.1°W, 921 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Roldanillo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Zarzal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zarzal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 927 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,211 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,440 m.

The land around Zarzal is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

154 m

grassland 47%

16 km

1,211 m

grassland 48%

80 km

4,440 m

trees 71%

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

August weather nearby: Roldanillo 9.0 km · La Unión 16 km · Sevilla 21 km · Andalucía 27 km · Caicedonia 28 km · La Tebaida 32 km · Tuluá 37 km · Montenegro 40 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 Zarzal (4.3946°, -76.0715°, elevation 921 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	26	18
2	26	18
3	26	18
4	26	18
5	26	18
6	26	18
7	26	18
8	26	18
9	26	18
10	26	18
11	26	18
12	26	18
13	26	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84