Mabaruma weather in August

In August, Mabaruma sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 201 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mabaruma's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mabaruma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Mabaruma is city.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mabaruma reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Mabaruma

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.

Mabaruma 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
Jan28° / 23°13221.411.64.8
Feb28° / 23°7617.511.75.1
Mar28° / 24°6516.111.95.0
Apr29° / 24°8215.512.24.7
May29° / 24°16924.312.43.7
Jun29° / 24°26628.312.53.1
Jul29° / 24°24929.912.43.0
Aug30° / 24°20128.112.33.1
Sep30° / 25°12923.6123.4
Oct30° / 25°15923.511.83.5
Nov29° / 24°21226.411.63.3
Dec28° / 24°20326.511.53.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33862
43862
54060
64060
74060
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134357
144357
154357
164357
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194456
204555
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224753
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255050
265149
275248
285347
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mabaruma gets around 201 mm of rain over 28.1 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
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995
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2190
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2685
2784
2884
2983
3083
3182

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12476
22377
32377
42278
52179
62179
72080
81981
91981
101882
111882
121783
131783
141684
151684
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201486
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251387
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271288
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301189
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 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 5:54 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:546:16
212.45:546:16
312.45:546:16
412.35:556:15
512.35:556:15
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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 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.1Bright
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275.6Bright
285.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mabaruma?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mabaruma.

What to pack for Mabaruma in August

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

In August, Mabaruma sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mabaruma in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Mabaruma 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 Mabaruma peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mabaruma 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 Mabaruma is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMay 1924 µg/m³Sep 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mabaruma?

Mabaruma sits at 8.2°N, 59.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Parika, 213 km away.

ParikaTumeremoBarticaGeorgetownEl Dorado

Topography around Mabaruma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mabaruma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m.

The land around Mabaruma is covered by trees (87%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
382 m
treesgrasslandwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Parika 213 km · Tumeremo 215 km · Bartica 237 km · Georgetown 237 km · Guasipati 247 km · El Dorado 263 km · Tucupita 267 km · Barrancas 271 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 Mabaruma (8.2038°, -59.7812°, elevation 0 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).