Los Roques weather in August

In August, Los Roques sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 63 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Los Roques's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Roques's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
10th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:49 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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 Los Roques reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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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How August really feels in Los Roques

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 25 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
25
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.

Los Roques weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°369.811.47.2
Feb26° / 25°185.411.67.8
Mar26° / 25°14411.97.9
Apr26° / 26°224.412.37.3
May27° / 26°29712.56.8
Jun27° / 26°5612.512.76.0
Jul27° / 26°6415.212.65.9
Aug28° / 27°6315.312.45.7
Sep28° / 27°6714.612.15.2
Oct28° / 27°10418.411.74.9
Nov28° / 26°12420.111.45.0
Dec27° / 26°6814.511.36.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46040
56040
66139
76139
86040
96040
106040
115941
125941
135941
145842
155842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Los Roques gets around 63 mm of rain over 15.3 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
648
748
849
949
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1150
1251
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1652
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2550
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3047
3147

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13070
22971
32872
42872
52773
62773
72674
82674
92575
102476
112476
122377
132377
142278
152278
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301189
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Wind in August

Winds average 26 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
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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 5:47 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:476:19
212.55:476:18
312.55:476:18
412.55:476:18
512.55:476:17
612.55:486:17
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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 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Los Roques

In seasonPeak

In August, Los Roques sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Los Roques sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Los Roques's rainy season runs July–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Los Roques?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Los Roques for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Los Roques in August

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

In August, Los Roques sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Los Roques 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 offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Los Roques 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 Los Roques peaks around March 20 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 20UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Los Roques 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 Los Roques is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1631 µg/m³Jan 111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Los Roques?

Los Roques sits at 11.9°N, 66.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Caraballeda, 150 km away.

CaraballedaLa GuairaMaiquetíaCatia La MarLos Dos CaminosChacaoCaucagüitoLa Dolorita

Topography around Los Roques

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Roques has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m.

The land around Los Roques is covered by water (95%) within 3 km, water (98%) within 16 km, and water (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
91 m
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August weather nearby: Caraballeda 150 km · La Guaira 152 km · Maiquetía 154 km · Catia La Mar 154 km · Los Dos Caminos 163 km · Chacao 163 km · Caucagüito 163 km · La Dolorita 163 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 Los Roques (11.9484°, -66.6783°, elevation 0 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).