Carora weather in August

In August, Carora sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Carora's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:04 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Carora is city in Venezuela.

Founded
1569

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 36°C through the month.

A typical August day in Carora reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°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 Carora

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.

Carora weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°40.911.53.9
Feb34° / 21°81.311.73.5
Mar35° / 22°18311.93.1
Apr34° / 23°336.412.22.7
May35° / 24°386.212.52.5
Jun35° / 24°162.712.62.7
Jul35° / 23°141.912.52.7
Aug36° / 24°21412.32.2
Sep36° / 24°417.412.12.0
Oct35° / 23°6611.311.82.4
Nov34° / 22°579.611.53.0
Dec34° / 22°14311.43.7

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Carora gets around 21 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
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89
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1312
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2016
2116
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3018
3118

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
144551
245541
345541
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545541
645541
745541
845541
945541
1045541
1144551
1244551
1343561
1442571
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2137603
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:036:30
212.46:036:30
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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 6.37 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
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46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Carora?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carora.

What to pack for Carora in August

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

In August, Carora sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Carora in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carora peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Carora 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 Carora is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 2326 µg/m³Jan 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Carora?

Carora sits at 10.2°N, 70.1°W, 420 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is El Tocuyo, 53 km away.

CabudarePampánLos RastrojosPampanito

Topography around Carora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Carora is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and shrubs (40%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
3,396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: El Tocuyo 53 km · Quíbor 57 km · Sanare 66 km · Barquisimeto 80 km · Cabudare 91 km · Pampán 92 km · Los Rastrojos 93 km · Pampanito 96 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 Carora (10.1728°, -70.081°, elevation 420 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).