Boconó weather in August

In August, Boconó sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 143 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 comfortable.

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 Boconó's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boconó's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 143 mm; 27 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:06 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 5th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Boconó is city in Venezuela.

Density: 51/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1560

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 Boconó reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with 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	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

Boconó weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 13°	98	17.2	11.5	5.6
Feb	23° / 14°	120	17.7	11.7	5.2
Mar	23° / 14°	220	24.2	11.9	4.4
Apr	23° / 15°	299	26.9	12.2	3.8
May	23° / 15°	242	27.7	12.4	3.8
Jun	23° / 15°	176	25.5	12.5	3.9
Jul	23° / 14°	163	26.7	12.5	4.0
Aug	23° / 14°	143	27	12.3	4.0
Sep	23° / 15°	147	25.7	12.1	4.1
Oct	23° / 15°	195	27.7	11.8	3.9
Nov	23° / 14°	201	26.8	11.6	3.9
Dec	23° / 14°	141	21.4	11.5	4.9

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 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	86	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Boconó gets around 143 mm of rain over 27 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.

	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	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	88
23	88
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 74% 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
Dry (%)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	73	74	74	74	75	75
Humid (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	75	24
2	1	75	24
3	1	75	24
4	1	75	24
5	0	76	24
6	0	76	24
7	0	76	24
8	0	76	24
9	0	76	24
10	0	76	24
11	0	76	24
12	0	75	25
13	0	75	25
14	0	75	25
15	0	74	26
16	0	74	26
17	0	74	26
18	0	73	27
19	0	73	27
20	0	73	27
21	0	73	27
22	0	73	27
23	0	73	27
24	0	74	26
25	0	74	26
26	1	73	26
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25
29	1	74	25
30	1	75	24
31	1	75	24

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 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 6:05 AM to 6:05 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	12.4	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	12.2	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	6:05	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	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05
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	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17

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

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
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17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Boconó?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Boconó for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boconó in August

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

In August, Boconó sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Boconó in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boconó peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Boconó 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 Boconó 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 Boconó?

Boconó sits at 9.3°N, 70.3°W, 1,421 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Trujillo, 24 km away.

Topography around Boconó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boconó has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 902 m around an average of 1,518 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,592 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,469 m.

The land around Boconó is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

902 m

trees 54%

16 km

2,592 m

trees 73%

80 km

4,469 m

trees 59%

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

August weather nearby: Trujillo 24 km · Pampanito 33 km · Pampán 33 km · Valera 39 km · Motatán 40 km · Escuque 46 km · Boconoito 54 km · Barrancas 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 Boconó (9.2538°, -70.2511°, elevation 1,421 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	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	15
19	23	15
20	23	15
21	23	15
22	23	15
23	23	15
24	23	15
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	88
23	88
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	75	24
2	1	75	24
3	1	75	24
4	1	75	24
5	0	76	24
6	0	76	24
7	0	76	24
8	0	76	24
9	0	76	24
10	0	76	24
11	0	76	24
12	0	75	25
13	0	75	25
14	0	75	25
15	0	74	26
16	0	74	26
17	0	74	26
18	0	73	27
19	0	73	27
20	0	73	27
21	0	73	27
22	0	73	27
23	0	73	27
24	0	74	26
25	0	74	26
26	1	73	26
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25
29	1	74	25
30	1	75	24
31	1	75	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	88
23	88
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	75	24
2	1	75	24
3	1	75	24
4	1	75	24
5	0	76	24
6	0	76	24
7	0	76	24
8	0	76	24
9	0	76	24
10	0	76	24
11	0	76	24
12	0	75	25
13	0	75	25
14	0	75	25
15	0	74	26
16	0	74	26
17	0	74	26
18	0	73	27
19	0	73	27
20	0	73	27
21	0	73	27
22	0	73	27
23	0	73	27
24	0	74	26
25	0	74	26
26	1	73	26
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25
29	1	74	25
30	1	75	24
31	1	75	24

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	14	86
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	88
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	89
21	89
22	88
23	88
24	87
25	87
26	86
27	86
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	75	24
2	1	75	24
3	1	75	24
4	1	75	24
5	0	76	24
6	0	76	24
7	0	76	24
8	0	76	24
9	0	76	24
10	0	76	24
11	0	76	24
12	0	75	25
13	0	75	25
14	0	75	25
15	0	74	26
16	0	74	26
17	0	74	26
18	0	73	27
19	0	73	27
20	0	73	27
21	0	73	27
22	0	73	27
23	0	73	27
24	0	74	26
25	0	74	26
26	1	73	26
27	1	74	25
28	1	74	25
29	1	74	25
30	1	75	24
31	1	75	24