La Fría weather in August

In August, La Fría sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1007 mm of rain across 30.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 La Fría's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Fría's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 1007 mm; 30.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:15 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

La Fría is locality.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Fría reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

How August really feels in La Fría

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 9 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

La Fría weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 20°	328	25.7	11.6	4.2
Feb	27° / 20°	348	24.1	11.7	4.0
Mar	27° / 21°	528	28.1	11.9	3.6
Apr	28° / 21°	933	29.4	12.2	3.2
May	28° / 21°	1350	30.9	12.4	2.9
Jun	28° / 21°	1206	29.9	12.5	2.9
Jul	28° / 21°	1128	30.6	12.4	2.9
Aug	29° / 21°	1007	30.5	12.3	2.8
Sep	29° / 21°	905	29.8	12	2.7
Oct	29° / 21°	817	30.8	11.8	2.9
Nov	28° / 21°	604	28.7	11.6	3.3
Dec	27° / 20°	497	28	11.5	3.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
Cloudier (%)	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	97	97	97	97

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Fría gets around 1007 mm of rain over 30.5 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 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	99
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Oppressive (%)	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:14	6:36
2	12.4	6:14	6:36
3	12.4	6:14	6:35
4	12.3	6:14	6:35
5	12.3	6:15	6:35
6	12.3	6:15	6:35
7	12.3	6:15	6:34
8	12.3	6:15	6:34
9	12.3	6:15	6:34
10	12.3	6:15	6:33
11	12.3	6:15	6:33
12	12.3	6:15	6:33
13	12.3	6:15	6:32
14	12.3	6:15	6:32
15	12.3	6:15	6:32
16	12.3	6:15	6:31
17	12.3	6:15	6:31
18	12.3	6:15	6:30
19	12.3	6:15	6:30
20	12.2	6:15	6:30
21	12.2	6:15	6:29
22	12.2	6:15	6:29
23	12.2	6:15	6:28
24	12.2	6:15	6:28
25	12.2	6:15	6:27
26	12.2	6:14	6:27
27	12.2	6:14	6:26
28	12.2	6:14	6:26
29	12.2	6:14	6:25
30	12.2	6:14	6:25
31	12.2	6:14	6:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Fría?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Fría.

What to pack for La Fría in August

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

In August, La Fría sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Fría 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 La Fría peaks around February 19 at about 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in La Fría 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 La Fría is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	25	35	31	25	22	20	20	21	20	19	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is La Fría?

La Fría sits at 8.2°N, 72.2°W, 119 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Colón, 20 km away.

Topography around La Fría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Fría has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,850 m.

The land around La Fría is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

252 m

trees 43%

16 km

1,581 m

grassland 51%

80 km

3,850 m

trees 55%

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← July La Fría year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Colón 20 km · Coloncito 22 km · Puerto Santander 24 km · Michelena 29 km · La Grita 31 km · Ureña 39 km · Palmira 42 km · Táriba 44 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

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 La Fría (8.2152°, -72.2489°, elevation 119 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	99
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	99
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	99
15	99
16	99
17	99
18	99
19	99
20	99
21	98
22	98
23	98
24	98
25	98
26	98
27	98
28	99
29	99
30	99
31	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	29	71
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	25	75
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	23	77
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78