La Paragua weather in August

In August, La Paragua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 245 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is La Paragua's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paragua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 245 mm; 27 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:41 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

La Paragua is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density: 282/km²; people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Paragua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than 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	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How August really feels in La Paragua

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

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 Paragua weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	15	4.3	11.6	5.8
Feb	31° / 22°	8	2.2	11.8	5.5
Mar	32° / 23°	19	3.2	12	4.7
Apr	32° / 23°	67	8.5	12.1	4.0
May	31° / 23°	174	18.8	12.3	3.6
Jun	29° / 22°	242	25.1	12.4	3.3
Jul	29° / 22°	264	27.6	12.4	3.3
Aug	30° / 22°	245	27	12.2	3.2
Sep	30° / 23°	143	22.2	12	3.4
Oct	31° / 23°	112	18.7	11.8	3.7
Nov	30° / 23°	96	16.3	11.7	4.1
Dec	29° / 22°	47	9.8	11.6	5.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	36	37	37	39	39	41	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	48	48
Cloudier (%)	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	64	63	63	61	61	59	58	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Paragua gets around 245 mm of rain over 27 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 88% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	91	91	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	81	80

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	86
25	85
26	84
27	83
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	80

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 99% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Oppressive (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

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

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 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 5:40 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:48 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)	12.3	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:40	5:58
2	12.3	5:40	5:58
3	12.3	5:40	5:58
4	12.3	5:41	5:58
5	12.3	5:41	5:58
6	12.3	5:41	5:57
7	12.3	5:41	5:57
8	12.3	5:41	5:57
9	12.3	5:41	5:57
10	12.3	5:41	5:56
11	12.3	5:41	5:56
12	12.2	5:41	5:56
13	12.2	5:41	5:55
14	12.2	5:41	5:55
15	12.2	5:41	5:55
16	12.2	5:41	5:54
17	12.2	5:41	5:54
18	12.2	5:41	5:53
19	12.2	5:40	5:53
20	12.2	5:40	5:53
21	12.2	5:40	5:52
22	12.2	5:40	5:52
23	12.2	5:40	5:51
24	12.2	5:40	5:51
25	12.2	5:40	5:50
26	12.2	5:40	5:50
27	12.2	5:40	5:49
28	12.2	5:40	5:49
29	12.2	5:40	5:49
30	12.1	5:39	5:48
31	12.1	5:39	5:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
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24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for La Paragua

In seasonPeak

In August, La Paragua sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

La Paragua's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit La Paragua?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Paragua in August

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

In August, La Paragua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Paragua 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 Paragua peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	12	13	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in La Paragua 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 Paragua is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 10 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)	12	16	20	23	19	16	13	11	10	11	11	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is La Paragua?

La Paragua sits at 6.8°N, 63.3°W, 281 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Piar, 69 km away.

Topography around La Paragua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Paragua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m.

The land around La Paragua is covered by grassland (41%) and water (27%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

57 m

grassland 41%

16 km

240 m

grassland 46%

80 km

877 m

trees 58%

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

August weather nearby: Ciudad Piar 69 km · Ciudad Bolívar 145 km · Soledad 150 km · Upata 167 km · Guasipati 174 km · Ciudad Guayana 185 km · El Dorado 188 km · Tumeremo 208 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 Paragua (6.8333°, -63.3333°, elevation 281 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	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	29	22
12	30	22
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14	30	22
15	30	22
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17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	86
25	85
26	84
27	83
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	80

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	86
25	85
26	84
27	83
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	80

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	34	66
16	34	66
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	43	57
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	47	53
30	48	52
31	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	89
20	89
21	88
22	88
23	87
24	86
25	85
26	84
27	83
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	80

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