Caranavi weather in August

In August, Caranavi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 102 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Caranavi's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caranavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:50 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
60%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Caranavi is city in Bolivia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Caranavi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Caranavi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°35129.112.83.6
Feb26° / 18°29626.612.53.6
Mar26° / 18°23827.712.13.8
Apr25° / 17°14620.811.74.8
May24° / 15°13216.211.35.7
Jun22° / 14°9212.511.16.1
Jul22° / 13°8312.311.26.2
Aug24° / 14°10213.211.56.4
Sep25° / 15°14917.711.95.5
Oct26° / 17°20124.412.44.4
Nov26° / 17°21624.712.74.1
Dec26° / 18°3002912.93.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44654
54753
64753
74753
84852
94852
104951
114951
124951
135050
145050
155050
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Caranavi gets around 102 mm of rain over 13.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
539
639
740
840
941
1041
1142
1243
1343
1444
1544
1645
1745
1845
1945
2045
2146
2246
2346
2446
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3046
3147

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11244430
21244440
31144450
41143461
51043461
61042471
7941481
8941491
9940501
10839512
11839512
12738532
13738532
14637552
15637552
16636562
17635572
18634582
19633592
20632602
21631612
22631612
23630622
24630631
25630631
26629641
27629641
28628651
29628651
30527671
31527662

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:586:15
211.36:576:15
311.36:576:15
411.36:576:16
511.36:566:16
611.36:566:16
711.46:556:16
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911.46:546:17
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1811.56:496:19
1911.56:496:19
2011.56:486:19
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2311.66:466:19
2411.66:456:20
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2711.66:436:20
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3011.76:416:20
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Caranavi

In seasonPeak

None of Caranavi's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Caranavi's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Caranavi?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Caranavi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caranavi in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Caranavi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Caranavi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caranavi peaks around February 8 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 16Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Caranavi in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Caranavi is worst in October — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1439 µg/m³May 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov22Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caranavi?

Caranavi sits at 15.8°S, 67.6°W, 986 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is La Paz, 97 km away.

La PazAchocallaSorataLajaViachaQuimeSan BorjaTiahuanaco

Topography around Caranavi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Caranavi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caranavi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m around an average of 858 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,665 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,728 m.

The land around Caranavi is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
915 m
16 km
1,665 m
80 km
5,728 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: La Paz 97 km · Achocalla 103 km · Sorata 116 km · Laja 117 km · Viacha 120 km · Quime 133 km · San Borja 140 km · Tiahuanaco 143 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Caranavi (-15.834°, -67.5659°, elevation 986 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).