Cantaura weather in August

In August, Cantaura sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 123 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 15% 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 Cantaura's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cantaura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Cantaura is place in Anzoátegui, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cantaura reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
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How August really feels in Cantaura

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.

Cantaura weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°82.211.54.3
Feb33° / 22°51.111.74.0
Mar34° / 23°141.911.93.4
Apr35° / 23°324.812.22.8
May34° / 24°7912.312.42.9
Jun32° / 23°10218.312.53.2
Jul31° / 23°10920.812.53.2
Aug32° / 23°12321.112.33.0
Sep33° / 23°10317.912.12.9
Oct33° / 23°8315.611.82.8
Nov33° / 23°6613.111.63.2
Dec33° / 23°256.811.53.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43466
53466
63367
73466
83367
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cantaura gets around 123 mm of rain over 21.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
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1372
1472
1572
1673
1773
1872
1972
2071
2170
2269
2368
2467
2566
2665
2764
2863
2962
3062
3161

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18920
28920
38920
49910
59910
610900
710900
810900
911890
1011890
1111890
1212880
1312880
1412880
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2012871
2112871
2212871
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2413861
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2714851
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2915841
3015841
3116831

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 5:41 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:416:06
212.45:416:06
312.45:416:05
412.45:416:05
512.45:426:05
612.45:426:05
712.45:426:04
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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 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cantaura

In seasonPeak

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

Cantaura's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Cantaura?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cantaura.

What to pack for Cantaura in August

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

In August, Cantaura sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cantaura 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 Cantaura peaks around March 21 at about 15 (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 21UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Cantaura 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 Cantaura is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1430 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cantaura?

Cantaura sits at 9.3°N, 64.4°W, 263 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Anaco, 18 km away.

Punta de MataBarcelonaCaicara

Topography around Cantaura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cantaura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,639 m.

The land around Cantaura is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
1,639 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Anaco 18 km · El Tigre 48 km · San José de Guanipa 51 km · Aragua de Barcelona 54 km · Pariaguán 64 km · Punta de Mata 93 km · Barcelona 99 km · Caicara 100 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 Cantaura (9.3057°, -64.3584°, elevation 263 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).