Climate averages 1991–2020
Cúcuta weather
in August.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Cúcuta: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rubio (28 km away). In August its highs average 27.2°C, 5.1°C cooler than Cúcuta, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Cúcuta ranks 4th of 46 for the warmest August highs and 4th of 46 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 46 cities is 26.5°C; Cúcuta is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 59 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Cúcuta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 78 | 14.1 | 11.712 h |
| February | 29.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 89 | 14.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 30.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 138 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 155 | 18.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 97 | 12.8 | 12.512 h |
| June | 31.0°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 31 | 6.4 | 12.613 h |
| July | 31.5°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 22 | 5.2 | 12.513 h |
| August, selected | 32.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 33 | 6.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 32.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 59 | 10.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.0°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 133 | 18.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 181 | 20.5 | 11.812 h |
| December | 29.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 113 | 16.8 | 11.712 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Rubio in AugustVenezuela · 28 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Táriba in AugustVenezuela · 32 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.5°C · 39 mm rain
- Ocaña in AugustColombia · 101 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.3°C · 185 mm rain
- Aguachica in AugustColombia · 130 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 312 mm rain
- San Carlos del Zulia in AugustVenezuela · 137 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 335 mm rain
- Ejido (approximate) in AugustVenezuela · 156 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 17.7°C · 146 mm rain
- Mérida, Venezuela in AugustVenezuela · 165 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 16.2°C · 146 mm rain
- Barrancabermeja in AugustColombia · 176 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.6°C · 329 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Cúcuta) is explained once on the Cúcuta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.