Barrancas weather in August

In August, Barrancas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 176 mm of rain across 24.6 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Barrancas's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrancas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 176 mm; 24.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:06 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

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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 Barrancas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How August really feels in Barrancas

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.

Barrancas 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	33° / 23°	13	2.8	11.5	4.2
Feb	34° / 24°	15	2.8	11.7	3.6
Mar	34° / 25°	47	6.1	11.9	3.2
Apr	32° / 25°	133	15.6	12.2	3.0
May	31° / 24°	208	23.1	12.4	3.0
Jun	30° / 23°	209	24.5	12.5	3.2
Jul	30° / 23°	186	24.4	12.5	3.3
Aug	30° / 23°	176	24.6	12.3	3.2
Sep	31° / 23°	142	23.6	12.1	2.9
Oct	31° / 24°	121	20.5	11.8	3.1
Nov	32° / 24°	74	15	11.6	3.5
Dec	32° / 23°	35	7.1	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 81%.

	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 (%)	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Cloudier (%)	83	83	83	82	82	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81

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

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Barrancas gets around 176 mm of rain over 24.6 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 80% and peaks near 82% 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 (%)	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

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 95% 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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93
Miserable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	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 6:05 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:16 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)	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	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	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:05	6:28
2	12.4	6:05	6:28
3	12.4	6:05	6:28
4	12.4	6:05	6:27
5	12.4	6:05	6:27
6	12.4	6:05	6:27
7	12.4	6:05	6:27
8	12.3	6:06	6:26
9	12.3	6:06	6:26
10	12.3	6:06	6:26
11	12.3	6:06	6:25
12	12.3	6:06	6:25
13	12.3	6:06	6:24
14	12.3	6:06	6:24
15	12.3	6:06	6:24
16	12.3	6:06	6:23
17	12.3	6:06	6:23
18	12.3	6:06	6:22
19	12.3	6:06	6:22
20	12.3	6:06	6:21
21	12.3	6:06	6:21
22	12.2	6:06	6:21
23	12.2	6:06	6:20
24	12.2	6:06	6:20
25	12.2	6:06	6:19
26	12.2	6:06	6:19
27	12.2	6:05	6:18
28	12.2	6:05	6:17
29	12.2	6:05	6:17
30	12.2	6:05	6:16
31	12.2	6:05	6:16

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 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in September 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	4.5	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	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	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	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.7	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	4.8	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 Barrancas

In seasonPeak

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

Barrancas's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Barrancas?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barrancas.

What to pack for Barrancas in August

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

In August, Barrancas sees daytime highs around 30°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 Barrancas 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 Barrancas peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (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)	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Barrancas 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 Barrancas is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 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)	16	25	40	32	27	25	22	19	19	18	17	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	32	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Barrancas?

Barrancas sits at 8.8°N, 70.1°W, 201 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Boconoito, 17 km away.

Topography around Barrancas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrancas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,470 m.

The land around Barrancas is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

305 m

grassland 65%

16 km

442 m

grassland 60%

80 km

4,470 m

grassland 57%

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

August weather nearby: Boconoito 17 km · Obispos 18 km · Sabaneta 20 km · Barinas 21 km · Alto Barinas 23 km · Barinitas 33 km · Guanare 51 km · Boconó 56 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 Barrancas (8.7696°, -70.1109°, elevation 201 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	23
15	30	23
16	30	23
17	30	23
18	30	23
19	30	23
20	30	23
21	30	23
22	30	23
23	30	23
24	30	23
25	30	23
26	30	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	82
7	82
8	81
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	80
14	80
15	80
16	80
17	80
18	80
19	80
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77
31	77

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7
31	93	7