Maturín weather in August

In August, Maturín sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 121 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Maturín's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maturín's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 121 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:37 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 6th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Maturín is city in Monagas, Venezuela.

Density: 1,391/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1760

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Maturín reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How August really feels in Maturín

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.

Maturín weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 22°	39	13.6	11.5	4.8
Feb	30° / 22°	29	11	11.7	4.6
Mar	32° / 23°	28	9	11.9	4.2
Apr	33° / 23°	41	9.9	12.2	3.5
May	32° / 24°	85	17.9	12.4	3.1
Jun	31° / 23°	134	25.4	12.6	2.9
Jul	31° / 23°	127	26.8	12.5	2.9
Aug	32° / 23°	121	25.1	12.3	2.8
Sep	32° / 23°	97	21.2	12.1	2.8
Oct	32° / 23°	84	20.1	11.8	3.0
Nov	31° / 23°	96	21.9	11.6	3.2
Dec	30° / 22°	67	18.6	11.4	4.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. 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 (%)	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	42	42	42	45	45	45	45	45
Cloudier (%)	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	58	58	55	55	55	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Maturín gets around 121 mm of rain over 25.1 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 82% and peaks near 87% 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 (%)	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	75	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	85
7	85
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	81
21	81
22	80
23	79
24	79
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	76
29	76
30	75
31	74

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 89% 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
Oppressive (%)	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89
Miserable (%)	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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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 5:36 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:49 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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:36	6:02
2	12.4	5:36	6:02
3	12.4	5:36	6:01
4	12.4	5:36	6:01
5	12.4	5:36	6:01
6	12.4	5:36	6:00
7	12.4	5:37	6:00
8	12.4	5:37	6:00
9	12.4	5:37	5:59
10	12.4	5:37	5:59
11	12.4	5:37	5:59
12	12.4	5:37	5:58
13	12.3	5:37	5:58
14	12.3	5:37	5:57
15	12.3	5:37	5:57
16	12.3	5:37	5:57
17	12.3	5:37	5:56
18	12.3	5:37	5:56
19	12.3	5:37	5:55
20	12.3	5:37	5:55
21	12.3	5:37	5:54
22	12.3	5:37	5:54
23	12.3	5:37	5:53
24	12.3	5:37	5:53
25	12.2	5:37	5:52
26	12.2	5:37	5:52
27	12.2	5:37	5:51
28	12.2	5:37	5:50
29	12.2	5:37	5:50
30	12.2	5:37	5:49
31	12.2	5:37	5:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.1 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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Maturín

In seasonPeak

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

Maturín's rainy season runs May–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Maturín?

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

4.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maturín.

What to pack for Maturín in August

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

In August, Maturín sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maturín 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 Maturín peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (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	15	14	13	11	11	12	13	12	10	10
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	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Maturín 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 Maturín is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 16 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)	16	20	22	29	29	31	26	22	18	19	16	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Maturín?

Maturín sits at 9.7°N, 63.2°W, 71 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Caripito, 42 km away.

Topography around Maturín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maturín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m.

The land around Maturín is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

106 m

grassland 54%

80 km

2,220 m

trees 48%

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

August weather nearby: Caripito 42 km · Punta de Mata 47 km · Caicara 48 km · Casanay 88 km · Cariaco 93 km · Cumanacoa 98 km · Temblador 101 km · Carúpano 103 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 Maturín (9.7457°, -63.1832°, elevation 71 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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	85
7	85
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	81
21	81
22	80
23	79
24	79
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	76
29	76
30	75
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	85
7	85
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	81
21	81
22	80
23	79
24	79
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	76
29	76
30	75
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	86
4	86
5	86
6	85
7	85
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	83
12	83
13	83
14	83
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	81
21	81
22	80
23	79
24	79
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	76
29	76
30	75
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	90	10
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	89	11
25	89	11
26	89	11
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11