Achaguas weather in August

In August, Achaguas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 225 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 5% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Achaguas's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Achaguas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 225 mm; 26.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:59 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Achaguas is city.

Founded: 1774

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

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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 Achaguas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

How August really feels in Achaguas

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Achaguas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 25°	8	1.2	11.6	3.3
Feb	36° / 26°	7	1.3	11.7	2.6
Mar	36° / 26°	34	4.7	11.9	2.1
Apr	34° / 26°	146	14.9	12.2	2.3
May	32° / 25°	274	23.8	12.3	2.6
Jun	31° / 24°	286	26	12.4	2.7
Jul	31° / 23°	268	27.6	12.4	2.7
Aug	31° / 24°	225	26.4	12.3	2.7
Sep	32° / 24°	184	24	12	2.6
Oct	32° / 24°	156	22.7	11.8	2.7
Nov	33° / 24°	96	15.8	11.6	3.1
Dec	33° / 25°	24	5.2	11.6	3.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22
Cloudier (%)	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	19	81
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Achaguas gets around 225 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	84
26	84
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	82
31	82

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66
Miserable (%)	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:59	6:19
2	12.3	5:59	6:19
3	12.3	5:59	6:19
4	12.3	5:59	6:19
5	12.3	5:59	6:18
6	12.3	5:59	6:18
7	12.3	5:59	6:18
8	12.3	5:59	6:17
9	12.3	5:59	6:17
10	12.3	5:59	6:17
11	12.3	5:59	6:17
12	12.3	5:59	6:16
13	12.3	5:59	6:16
14	12.3	5:59	6:15
15	12.3	5:59	6:15
16	12.3	5:59	6:15
17	12.3	5:59	6:14
18	12.2	5:59	6:14
19	12.2	5:59	6:13
20	12.2	5:59	6:13
21	12.2	5:59	6:13
22	12.2	5:59	6:12
23	12.2	5:59	6:12
24	12.2	5:59	6:11
25	12.2	5:59	6:11
26	12.2	5:59	6:10
27	12.2	5:59	6:10
28	12.2	5:59	6:09
29	12.2	5:58	6:09
30	12.2	5:58	6:08
31	12.2	5:58	6:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Achaguas

In seasonPeak

In August, Achaguas sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Achaguas's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Achaguas?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Achaguas.

What to pack for Achaguas in August

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

In August, Achaguas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Achaguas 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 Achaguas peaks around September 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Achaguas 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 Achaguas is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	19	33	35	25	23	21	19	17	16	14	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	35	Poor
May	25	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Achaguas?

Achaguas sits at 7.8°N, 68.2°W, 62 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Camaguán, 77 km away.

Topography around Achaguas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Achaguas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m.

The land around Achaguas is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

14 m

trees 47%

16 km

27 m

trees 52%

80 km

45 m

grassland 72%

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← July Achaguas year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Camaguán 77 km · Biruaca 78 km · San Fernando de Apure 84 km · Guanarito 149 km · Calabozo 154 km · Elorza 162 km · Puerto Carreño 195 km · Villa Bruzual 199 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 0% of US; price level, 2011
GDP per capita: $3,495; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 12.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 39; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 520
Religion

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 Achaguas (7.7792°, -68.2237°, elevation 62 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	19	81
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	84
26	84
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	19	81
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	84
26	84
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	24
30	32	24
31	32	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	19	81
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	86
14	86
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	84
26	84
27	83
28	83
29	83
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	79	21
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	70	30
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34