Altagracia de Orituco weather in August

In August, Altagracia de Orituco sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 132 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Altagracia de Orituco's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altagracia de Orituco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:50 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Altagracia de Orituco is human settlement.

Density
494/km²
people per km²
Founded
1694

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 Altagracia de Orituco reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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313122

How August really feels in Altagracia de Orituco

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.

Altagracia de Orituco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°61.811.54.8
Feb33° / 22°5111.74.5
Mar34° / 22°152.911.93.7
Apr34° / 23°528.812.23.1
May33° / 23°9916.212.43.0
Jun31° / 23°12620.612.63.3
Jul30° / 22°1352512.53.2
Aug30° / 22°13225.312.33.1
Sep31° / 23°10222.412.13.0
Oct32° / 23°9720.211.82.9
Nov32° / 23°7015.111.53.3
Dec32° / 22°195.211.44.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32971
42971
52872
62872
72872
82773
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102773
112773
122674
132674
142575
152575
162674
172773
182773
192872
202872
212971
222971
232971
243070
253169
263268
273367
283367
293367
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Altagracia de Orituco gets around 132 mm of rain over 25.3 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 82% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
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485
584
684
784
884
984
1084
1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1783
1883
1983
2082
2182
2281
2381
2480
2579
2679
2778
2878
2977
3077
3176

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92278
102278
112278
122278
132179
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192179
202179
212278
222278
232278
242278
252377
262377
272377
282377
292377
302377
312377

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

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 5:48 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:486:15
212.45:496:14
312.45:496:14
412.45:496:14
512.45:496:14
612.45:496:13
712.45:496:13
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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 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Altagracia de Orituco

In seasonPeak

In August, Altagracia de Orituco sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Altagracia de Orituco's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Altagracia de Orituco?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Altagracia de Orituco.

What to pack for Altagracia de Orituco in August

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

In August, Altagracia de Orituco sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Altagracia de Orituco 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 Altagracia de Orituco peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Altagracia de Orituco 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 Altagracia de Orituco is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2231 µg/m³Jan 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Altagracia de Orituco?

Altagracia de Orituco sits at 9.9°N, 66.4°W, 352 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Caucagua, 47 km away.

Topography around Altagracia de Orituco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altagracia de Orituco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,203 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,126 m.

The land around Altagracia de Orituco is covered by grassland (29%), shrubs (26%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
1,203 m
80 km
2,126 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Caucagua 47 km · Lander 50 km · Santa Teresa del Tuy 52 km · Ocumare del Tuy 52 km · Chaguaramas 60 km · Mamporal 62 km · Cúa 64 km · San José de Barlovento 65 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
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Altagracia de Orituco (9.86°, -66.3814°, elevation 352 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).