Barrancas weather in August

In August, Barrancas sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 115 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrancas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 115 mm; 22.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:34 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Barrancas is city in Monagas, Venezuela.

Density: 347/km²; people per km²

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Barrancas reaches about 32°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 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	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	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

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 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	43	12.9	11.5	4.5
Feb	31° / 23°	26	7.9	11.7	4.5
Mar	32° / 23°	19	5.5	11.9	4.1
Apr	33° / 24°	30	6.8	12.2	3.4
May	33° / 25°	76	14.2	12.4	3.1
Jun	31° / 24°	128	23.3	12.5	2.9
Jul	31° / 24°	128	25.3	12.5	2.9
Aug	32° / 24°	115	22.3	12.3	2.8
Sep	33° / 25°	69	15.5	12.1	2.8
Oct	34° / 25°	66	15.5	11.8	2.8
Nov	32° / 24°	83	19.2	11.6	3.1
Dec	31° / 23°	74	17.9	11.5	3.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	39	39	40	42	43	44	46	47	48	48	50	50	51	51
Cloudier (%)	67	67	66	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	61	61	60	58	57	56	54	53	52	52	50	50	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Barrancas gets around 115 mm of rain over 22.3 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 72% and peaks near 77% 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 (%)	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	74	73	72	70	69	67	66	64	63	61	60	59	58

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	76
17	76
18	75
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	70
23	69
24	67
25	66
26	64
27	63
28	61
29	60
30	59
31	58

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 56% 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 (%)	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	61
Miserable (%)	40	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	39

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	61	39

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 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 5:33 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:44 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	12.3	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:33	5:56
2	12.4	5:33	5:56
3	12.4	5:34	5:56
4	12.4	5:34	5:56
5	12.4	5:34	5:55
6	12.4	5:34	5:55
7	12.3	5:34	5:55
8	12.3	5:34	5:54
9	12.3	5:34	5:54
10	12.3	5:34	5:54
11	12.3	5:34	5:53
12	12.3	5:34	5:53
13	12.3	5:34	5:53
14	12.3	5:34	5:52
15	12.3	5:34	5:52
16	12.3	5:34	5:52
17	12.3	5:34	5:51
18	12.3	5:34	5:51
19	12.3	5:34	5:50
20	12.3	5:34	5:50
21	12.3	5:34	5:49
22	12.2	5:34	5:49
23	12.2	5:34	5:48
24	12.2	5:34	5:48
25	12.2	5:34	5:47
26	12.2	5:34	5:47
27	12.2	5:34	5:46
28	12.2	5:34	5:46
29	12.2	5:34	5:45
30	12.2	5:34	5:45
31	12.2	5:34	5:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.41 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
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14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
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17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	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 May–December, 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).

2.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.6

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 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

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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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	14	13	11	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	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	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 April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 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)	12	17	20	25	25	25	19	14	12	13	12	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Barrancas?

Barrancas sits at 8.7°N, 62.2°W, 16 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tucupita, 43 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 only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m.

The land around Barrancas is covered by grassland (40%) and water (30%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

grassland 40%

16 km

54 m

grassland 47%

80 km

726 m

trees 49%

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

August weather nearby: Tucupita 43 km · Temblador 60 km · Ciudad Guayana 62 km · Upata 79 km · Guasipati 140 km · Maturín 159 km · Ciudad Bolívar 162 km · Soledad 162 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 (8.6989°, -62.1966°, elevation 16 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	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	76
17	76
18	75
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	70
23	69
24	67
25	66
26	64
27	63
28	61
29	60
30	59
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	76
17	76
18	75
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	70
23	69
24	67
25	66
26	64
27	63
28	61
29	60
30	59
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	40	60
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	51	49
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	77
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	76
17	76
18	75
19	74
20	73
21	72
22	70
23	69
24	67
25	66
26	64
27	63
28	61
29	60
30	59
31	58

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	56	44
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	61	39
31	61	39