Carúpano weather in August

In August, Carúpano sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 64 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Carúpano's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carúpano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:36 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Carúpano is city in Venezuela.

Density
824/km²
people per km²
Founded
1647

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Carúpano reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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 Carúpano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 10 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
10
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.

Carúpano weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°5015.511.46.2
Feb26° / 23°3010.311.66.7
Mar26° / 24°257.311.97.2
Apr27° / 24°225.612.27.0
May28° / 25°329.312.56.4
Jun28° / 25°6116.912.65.3
Jul28° / 25°6918.812.65.2
Aug28° / 25°6417.512.44.9
Sep29° / 25°5213.812.15.0
Oct29° / 25°5916.211.84.9
Nov28° / 25°8518.711.55.0
Dec27° / 24°7518.411.45.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Carúpano gets around 64 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3146

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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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1946
2946
3937
4937
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10919
11919
12919
139010
149010
159010
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
215light breeze
315light 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 5:35 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:356:03
212.55:356:03
312.55:356:03
412.55:356:02
512.45:356:02
612.45:366:02
712.45:366:01
812.45:366:01
912.45:366:01
1012.45:366:00
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1312.45:365:59
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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 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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36.0Intense
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256.2Intense
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276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Carúpano?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Carúpano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carúpano in August

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

In August, Carúpano sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Carúpano in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 27 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr25Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Carúpano 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 Carúpano peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 22UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Carúpano 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 Carúpano is worst in June — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1428 µg/m³Jan 112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Carúpano?

Carúpano sits at 10.7°N, 63.3°W, 15 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Casanay, 25 km away.

San Juan BautistaSanta Ana

Topography around Carúpano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carúpano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,221 m.

The land around Carúpano is covered by water (35%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
1,001 m
80 km
2,221 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Casanay 25 km · Cariaco 38 km · Caripito 64 km · Pampatar 70 km · Porlamar 75 km · La Asunción 78 km · San Juan Bautista 85 km · Santa Ana 86 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 Carúpano (10.6652°, -63.2539°, elevation 15 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).