Cartagena weather in August (Bolivar, Colombia)

This month is known as a warm month. The average maximum daytime temperature in Cartagena in August lies at 32.5°C (90.5°F). The average minimum temperature goes down to around 23.7°C (74.66°F) (often the minimum temperature is noted at night).

Rainfall during August is high with an average of 168mm (6.6 inchec). There are generally around 12 rainy days. The sun also shows itself regularly this month with 198 hours of sunshine during the entire month.

 

Cartagena, monthly averages in August

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Min Temperature 23 °C  

Max Temperature 32 °C  

Chance of Rain 40%  

Precipitation 167mm  

Rainy days 12 days  

Humidity 82% *  

Sunshine 198 hrs *  

Percentage Sunshine 51% *  

Where to stay in Cartagena

Where to go in Colombia in August

Find out more about the weather in Colombia in August and which places have the best weather conditions in this month.

Weather conditions Weather

Temperatures

Precipitation

Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor

Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inches a month).

So what to wear in August? Visitors traveling to Cartagena should plan on bringing a totally waterproof coat since it will often be raining. However, also bring your summer cloths because it can be very warm or even hot.

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do in August.

Swimming

7/10

Cycling

7/10

Walking

7/10

Camping

6/10

Outdoor sports

7/10

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