August Weather in San Luis de Palenque Colombia

Daily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from 86°F to 88°F, rarely falling below 82°F or exceeding 91°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 72°F, rarely falling below 70°F or exceeding 74°F.

For reference, on February 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in San Luis de Palenque typically range from 76°F to 96°F, while on July 10, the coldest day of the year, they range from 71°F to 85°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of August in San Luis de Palenque experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 63% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 63% on August 22.

The clearest day of the month is August 22, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 37% of the time.

For reference, on March 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on August 22, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 37%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In San Luis de Palenque, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 59% and ending it at 57%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 70% on June 10, and its lowest chance is 11% on January 17.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in San Luis de Palenque is decreasing, starting the month at 5.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.4 inches or falls below 2.0 inches, and ending the month at 4.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 7.4 inches or falls below 2.5 inches.

Over the course of August in San Luis de Palenque, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 12 hours, 13 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 12 hours, 21 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in San Luis de Palenque is 5:42 AM on August 6 and the earliest sunrise is 2 minutes, 20 seconds earlier at 5:40 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 6:03 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 10 minutes earlier at 5:53 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in San Luis de Palenque during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:35 AM and sets 12 hours, 26 minutes later, at 6:01 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 5:50 AM and sets 11 hours, 49 minutes later, at 5:39 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in San Luis de Palenque is essentially constant during August, remaining around 99% throughout.

For reference, on May 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on February 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 48% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in San Luis de Palenque is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 3.9 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 16, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour, while on June 6, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.8 miles per hour.

The wind direction in San Luis de Palenque during August is predominantly out of the north from August 1 to August 3 and the south from August 3 to August 31.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in San Luis de Palenque are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in San Luis de Palenque are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 853°F, from 6,343°F to 7,196°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in San Luis de Palenque is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 5.2 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of San Luis de Palenque are 5.421 deg latitude, -71.732 deg longitude, and 568 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of San Luis de Palenque is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 85 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 564 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (157 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (7,484 feet).

The area within 2 miles of San Luis de Palenque is covered by trees (35%), grassland (29%), shrubs (21%), and cropland (15%), within 10 miles by trees (36%) and grassland (34%), and within 50 miles by grassland (56%) and trees (30%).