Climate averages 1991–2020
Popayán weather
in August.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Popayán: daytime highs average 23.0°C and nights cool to about 13.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 64 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 12 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pitalito (90 km away). In August its highs average 21.6°C, 1.4°C cooler than Popayán, with 231 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Popayán ranks 36th of 46 for the warmest August highs and 12th of 46 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 46 cities is 26.5°C; Popayán is 3.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 23.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 64 mm to 145 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
Popayán climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 233 | 21.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 22.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 233 | 21.5 | 12.012 h |
| March | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 299 | 25.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 289 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 22.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 197 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| June | 22.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 93 | 13.9 | 12.312 h |
| July | 22.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 64 | 10.0 | 12.212 h |
| August, selected | 23.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 64 | 9.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 23.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 145 | 18.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 22.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 268 | 26.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 331 | 28.0 | 12.012 h |
| December | 21.6°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 292 | 25.3 | 12.012 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
- Pitalito in AugustColombia · 90 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 231 mm rain
- Cali in AugustColombia · 111 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 143 mm rain
- Yumbo in AugustColombia · 128 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 17.9°C · 143 mm rain
- Florencia in AugustColombia · 145 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 17.7°C · 121 mm rain
- Pasto in AugustColombia · 155 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 63 mm rain
- Neiva in AugustColombia · 158 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Ipiales in AugustColombia · 213 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 7.7°C · 94 mm rain
- Tulcán in AugustEcuador · 218 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 8.2°C · 94 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 Popayán) is explained once on the Popayán year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.