Manizales weather in August
In August, Manizales has daytime highs averaging 21 °C, nights around 9.6 °C, with 31 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 20.7°C Average high
- 9.6°C Average low
- 31days Wet days
- 1,662mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through August
How August develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 August | 20.7 °C | 9.5 °C | 100 % |
| 11–20 August | 20.6 °C | 9.6 °C | 100 % |
| 21–31 August | 20.7 °C | 9.6 °C | 98 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical August | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0.7 of 31 | 2 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 31 of 31 | 99 % |
Conditions in August
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 14 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 28 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 7.5 °C |
| Relative humidity | 90 % |
| Wind speed | 7.3 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 94 % |
August compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | 20.3 °C | 1,630 mm | 97 % |
| July | 20.3 °C | 1,718 mm | 95 % |
| August | 20.7 °C | 1,662 mm | 94 % |
| September | 20.6 °C | 1,393 mm | 95 % |
| October | 19.6 °C | 1,053 mm | 95 % |
See all twelve months for Manizales
- August is the warmest month in Manizales.
- It is the 11th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 6th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 31 of 31 days — 99 % of the month.
- Nights are about 11 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest August day on record since 1991 reached 28 °C, 7.0 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsAugust in Manizales, answered
How warm is Manizales in August?
Daily highs average 21 °C and nights fall to about 9.6 °C, a spread of 11 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes August the 11th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Manizales in August?
August averages 1,662 mm of rain, spread over about 31 of the 31 days — 99 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 94 % of the sky.
How long are the days in August?
Manizales averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in August. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.