Linden weather in August

In August, Linden sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 159 mm of rain across 25.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Linden's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:51 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
63%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Linden is city in Guyana.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Linden reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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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How August really feels in Linden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Linden weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°13221.711.74.0
Feb29° / 22°921711.84.2
Mar30° / 22°8516.4124.2
Apr30° / 23°13818.912.13.7
May30° / 23°26426.112.33.1
Jun30° / 23°29228.412.32.9
Jul30° / 23°21528.812.32.9
Aug31° / 23°15925.212.23.1
Sep32° / 23°10018.8123.3
Oct32° / 23°10618.811.93.3
Nov31° / 23°14722.811.73.2
Dec29° / 23°17225.811.73.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43565
53565
63664
73763
83763
93961
103961
114159
124159
134258
144357
154456
164456
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204852
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225149
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295842
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315941

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Linden gets around 159 mm of rain over 25.2 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 81% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
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588
688
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987
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1186
1286
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1485
1584
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1783
1882
1981
2080
2179
2278
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2475
2573
2672
2771
2869
2968
3067
3166

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18911
28911
38812
48812
58713
68713
78614
88614
98515
108515
118515
128515
138416
148416
158317
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:516:07
212.35:516:07
312.35:516:07
412.35:516:07
512.25:526:06
612.25:526:06
712.25:526:06
812.25:526:06
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3012.15:505:57
3112.15:505:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.2Bright
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235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Linden?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Linden.

What to pack for Linden in August

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

In August, Linden sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Linden in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Linden peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Linden 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 Linden is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1324 µg/m³Aug 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Linden?

Linden sits at 6.0°N, 58.3°W, 4 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Bartica, 56 km away.

BarticaGeorgetownNew AmsterdamParikaMabarumaLethem

Topography around Linden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m.

The land around Linden is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
428 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bartica 56 km · Georgetown 90 km · New Amsterdam 92 km · Parika 93 km · Mabaruma 293 km · Lethem 337 km · Lelydorp 342 km · Welgelegen 342 km

Guyana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / D / G
240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,414
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Safe drinking water
67%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 35%Hindu 25%other Christian 21%Roman Catholic 7%

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 Linden (6.0081°, -58.3072°, elevation 4 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).