Colón Weather in August
Colón in August
The short of it: Colón in August averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 174 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 10° · rain 174 mm · daylight 12 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & October
Thirty years of records give Colón an average August high of 20°, a low of 10° and some 174 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 20°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 174 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 9 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and October.
Against its neighbours, Colón runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Santiago, 6 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Colón, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 106 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SantiagoPutumayo Department | 6 km SW | 19° | 9° | 178 mm |
| SibundoyPutumayo Department | 6 km ENE | 20° | 10° | 175 mm |
| San FranciscoPutumayo Department | 11 km E | 20° | 10° | 190 mm |
| BuesacoNariño | 30 km NW | 25° | 14° | 46 mm |
| El TablónNariño | 30 km NNW | 26° | 15° | 53 mm |
| PuerresNariño | 33 km W | 18° | 8° | 57 mm |
| PastoNariño | 34 km W | 18° | 8° | 57 mm |
| MocoaPutumayo Department | 36 km E | 29° | 19° | 347 mm |