Barinitas weather in August

In August, Barinitas sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 259 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Barinitas's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barinitas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 259 mm; 26.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:07 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 5th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Barinitas is the second-largest city in the province Barinitas in Venezuela.

Founded: 1628

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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Barinitas reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than 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)	23	23	23	23	23	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
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Barinitas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 15°	102	16	11.5	5.9
Feb	24° / 15°	126	15.9	11.7	5.7
Mar	24° / 16°	204	21.1	11.9	5.0
Apr	24° / 17°	309	24	12.2	4.3
May	24° / 17°	301	25.6	12.4	4.2
Jun	23° / 16°	366	25.8	12.5	3.9
Jul	23° / 16°	415	26.7	12.5	4.0
Aug	23° / 16°	259	26.2	12.3	4.2
Sep	24° / 16°	156	23.1	12.1	4.5
Oct	24° / 16°	166	22.7	11.8	4.7
Nov	24° / 16°	171	22.8	11.6	4.6
Dec	24° / 15°	119	18.1	11.5	5.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Barinitas gets around 259 mm of rain over 26.2 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 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	85
22	84
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	81
27	80
28	80
29	79
30	79
31	78

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Comfortable (%)	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	37
Humid (%)	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	67	66	65	65	64	64	63

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:17 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:06	6:29
2	12.4	6:06	6:29
3	12.4	6:06	6:29
4	12.4	6:06	6:29
5	12.4	6:06	6:28
6	12.4	6:07	6:28
7	12.4	6:07	6:28
8	12.3	6:07	6:27
9	12.3	6:07	6:27
10	12.3	6:07	6:27
11	12.3	6:07	6:26
12	12.3	6:07	6:26
13	12.3	6:07	6:26
14	12.3	6:07	6:25
15	12.3	6:07	6:25
16	12.3	6:07	6:24
17	12.3	6:07	6:24
18	12.3	6:07	6:24
19	12.3	6:07	6:23
20	12.3	6:07	6:23
21	12.3	6:07	6:22
22	12.2	6:07	6:22
23	12.2	6:07	6:21
24	12.2	6:07	6:21
25	12.2	6:07	6:20
26	12.2	6:07	6:20
27	12.2	6:07	6:19
28	12.2	6:07	6:19
29	12.2	6:07	6:18
30	12.2	6:06	6:18
31	12.2	6:06	6:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.01 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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Barinitas

In seasonPeak

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

Barinitas's rainy season runs March–August, 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 Barinitas?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Barinitas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barinitas in August

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

In August, Barinitas sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Barinitas in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barinitas peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Barinitas 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 Barinitas is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	17	29	43	29	23	21	20	17	16	15	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	29	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Barinitas?

Barinitas sits at 8.8°N, 70.4°W, 544 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Barinas, 25 km away.

Topography around Barinitas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barinitas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 458 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,653 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,799 m.

The land around Barinitas is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km

458 m

trees 64%

16 km

1,653 m

trees 65%

80 km

4,799 m

grassland 51%

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

August weather nearby: Barinas 25 km · Alto Barinas 28 km · Barrancas 33 km · Obispos 38 km · Timotes 44 km · Boconoito 48 km · Ciudad Bolivia 49 km · Sabaneta 53 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 Barinitas (8.7617°, -70.412°, elevation 544 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	23	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	85
22	84
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	81
27	80
28	80
29	79
30	79
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	85
22	84
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	81
27	80
28	80
29	79
30	79
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	87
9	87
10	87
11	87
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	87
17	87
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	85
22	84
23	83
24	82
25	82
26	81
27	80
28	80
29	79
30	79
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	37	63