La Grita weather in August

In August, La Grita sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 165 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Grita's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Grita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
165 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:14 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
90%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

La Grita is place in Táchira, Venezuela.

Founded
1576

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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Grita reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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La Grita weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°17429.411.63.8
Feb23° / 16°18927.411.73.6
Mar23° / 16°28930.411.93.6
Apr24° / 17°34029.412.23.5
May24° / 17°29329.512.43.7
Jun24° / 17°16526.612.53.9
Jul24° / 17°15327.112.44.0
Aug24° / 17°16525.312.34.2
Sep24° / 17°22627.1123.9
Oct24° / 17°30430.111.83.6
Nov23° / 17°26428.911.63.6
Dec23° / 16°19629.611.53.7

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 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
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9595
10595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Grita gets around 165 mm of rain over 25.3 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3085
3186

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16913
26913
37903
47903
57903
68884
78884
88884
98884
108884
118884
128884
137894
147885
157885
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176895
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264915
274915
284915
294924
304924
313934

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
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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 6:13 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:136:35
212.46:136:35
312.36:136:34
412.36:136:34
512.36:146:34
612.36:146:34
712.36:146:33
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2012.26:146:28
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2512.26:146:26
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2712.26:136:25
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2912.26:136:24
3012.26:136:23
3112.26:136:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Grita?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit La Grita for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Grita in August

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

In August, La Grita sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in La Grita 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 La Grita peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in La Grita 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 Grita 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2034 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Grita?

La Grita sits at 8.1°N, 72.0°W, 1,456 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Bailadores, 22 km away.

Topography around La Grita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Grita has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m around an average of 1,631 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,495 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,842 m.

The land around La Grita is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (49%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,074 m
16 km
3,495 m
80 km
3,842 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bailadores 22 km · Coloncito 24 km · La Fría 31 km · Colón 32 km · Tovar 34 km · Michelena 35 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
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 La Grita (8.1332°, -71.9839°, elevation 1,456 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).