Caripito weather in August

In August, Caripito sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 161 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 14% 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 Caripito's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caripito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:36 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Caripito is Place.

Density
1,140/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 Caripito reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 Caripito

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.

Caripito weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°6820.111.54.3
Feb30° / 22°4415.111.74.5
Mar31° / 22°4313.911.94.2
Apr32° / 23°531312.23.6
May32° / 23°10919.912.53.1
Jun31° / 23°18526.612.62.8
Jul31° / 23°18628.312.52.7
Aug31° / 23°16127.512.32.6
Sep32° / 23°13024.312.12.7
Oct31° / 23°13024.211.82.8
Nov30° / 23°15725.811.53.0
Dec30° / 22°10623.411.43.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33466
43565
53565
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73565
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Caripito gets around 161 mm of rain over 27.5 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 89% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15941
25842
35842
45743
55644
65644
75545
85545
95446
105347
115347
125248
135248
145149
155149
165050
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204951
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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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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 5:35 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:356:02
212.45:356:02
312.45:356:01
412.45:356:01
512.45:366:01
612.45:366:00
712.45:366:00
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912.45:365:59
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1212.45:365:58
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1412.45:365:57
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Caripito?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caripito.

What to pack for Caripito in August

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

In August, Caripito sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Caripito in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 60 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Caripito 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 Caripito peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 14Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Caripito 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 Caripito is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1230 µg/m³Jan 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caripito?

Caripito sits at 10.1°N, 63.1°W, 37 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Maturín, 42 km away.

CumanacoaGüiria

Topography around Caripito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caripito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m.

The land around Caripito is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
247 m
16 km
1,037 m
80 km
2,220 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Maturín 42 km · Casanay 56 km · Carúpano 64 km · Caicara 65 km · Cariaco 66 km · Punta de Mata 73 km · Cumanacoa 91 km · Güiria 102 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 Caripito (10.1113°, -63.0999°, elevation 37 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).