Biruaca weather in August

In August, Biruaca sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 246 mm of rain across 27.1 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 4% 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 Biruaca's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biruaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
246 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:56 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Biruaca is human settlement in Venezuela.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Biruaca 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 about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Biruaca

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.

Biruaca 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 25°7111.63.4
Feb35° / 25°50.911.72.8
Mar36° / 26°213.211.92.2
Apr35° / 26°11413.212.22.2
May33° / 25°24622.612.42.5
Jun31° / 24°26525.812.42.6
Jul31° / 23°27227.712.42.6
Aug31° / 24°24627.112.32.5
Sep32° / 24°19524.4122.5
Oct33° / 24°15522.211.82.6
Nov33° / 24°8113.711.63.2
Dec34° / 25°204.411.63.6

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 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
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302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Biruaca gets around 246 mm of rain over 27.1 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 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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1690
1790
1890
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2188
2287
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2485
2585
2684
2783
2883
2982
3082
3182

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16832
26832
36832
46733
56733
66634
76634
86535
96436
106436
116337
126337
136238
146139
156139
166040
175941
185842
195743
205743
215644
225545
235545
245446
255446
265347
275347
285248
295248
305248
315149

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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315calm

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 5:56 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:17
212.35:566:16
312.35:566:16
412.35:566:16
512.35:566:16
612.35:566:15
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Biruaca

In seasonPeak

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

Biruaca's monsoon runs May–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 Biruaca?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Biruaca.

What to pack for Biruaca in August

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

In August, Biruaca sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Biruaca 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 Biruaca peaks around March 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Biruaca 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 Biruaca is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1534 µg/m³Dec 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Biruaca?

Biruaca sits at 7.8°N, 67.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San Fernando de Apure, 7.0 km away.

CalabozoCaicara del OrinocoEl SombreroPuerto CarreñoGuanarito

Topography around Biruaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biruaca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 45 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 49 m.

The land around Biruaca is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
49 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: San Fernando de Apure 7.0 km · Camaguán 31 km · Achaguas 78 km · Calabozo 120 km · Caicara del Orinoco 150 km · El Sombrero 179 km · Puerto Carreño 184 km · Guanarito 209 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 Biruaca (7.8448°, -67.5168°, elevation 51 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).