Caicara del Orinoco weather in August

In August, Caicara del Orinoco sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 230 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 8% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Caicara del Orinoco's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caicara del Orinoco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:51 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Caicara del Orinoco is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
699/km²
people per km²

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 Caicara del Orinoco 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 on par with September.

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How August really feels in Caicara del Orinoco

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.

Caicara del Orinoco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°51.211.64.2
Feb34° / 25°4111.73.6
Mar35° / 26°162.111.92.9
Apr35° / 26°9010.412.22.4
May33° / 25°2002012.32.6
Jun31° / 24°26525.712.42.7
Jul31° / 24°27128.212.42.6
Aug31° / 24°23027.812.32.5
Sep32° / 24°16324122.6
Oct32° / 24°1232111.82.9
Nov32° / 24°7214.411.73.4
Dec33° / 24°205.211.64.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32278
42278
52377
62377
72377
82377
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142773
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202872
212872
222971
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253169
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293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Caicara del Orinoco gets around 230 mm of rain over 27.8 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 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
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493
592
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792
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1191
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1591
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1791
1891
1990
2090
2189
2289
2388
2487
2587
2686
2786
2885
2985
3084
3184

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54753
64654
74654
84555
94456
104456
114357
124357
134258
144258
154159
164060
173961
183862
193862
203763
213664
223664
233565
243565
253466
263466
273367
283268
293268
303169
313070

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

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 5:51 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:516:11
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412.35:516:10
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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 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.7Bright
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215.0Bright
225.1Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Caicara del Orinoco

In seasonPeak

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

Caicara del Orinoco'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 Caicara del Orinoco?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caicara del Orinoco.

What to pack for Caicara del Orinoco in August

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

In August, Caicara del Orinoco sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caicara del Orinoco 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 Caicara del Orinoco peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Caicara del Orinoco 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 Caicara del Orinoco is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1326 µg/m³Dec 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caicara del Orinoco?

Caicara del Orinoco sits at 7.6°N, 66.2°W, 53 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San Fernando de Apure, 146 km away.

San Fernando de ApureBiruacaCamaguánValle de La PascuaTucupidoChaguaramasCalabozoPariaguán

Topography around Caicara del Orinoco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caicara del Orinoco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 963 m.

The land around Caicara del Orinoco is covered by water (36%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
963 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: San Fernando de Apure 146 km · Biruaca 150 km · Camaguán 167 km · Valle de La Pascua 177 km · Tucupido 187 km · Chaguaramas 190 km · Calabozo 200 km · Pariaguán 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 Caicara del Orinoco (7.635°, -66.1681°, elevation 53 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).