Michelena weather in August

In August, Michelena sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 110 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Michelena's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Michelena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
88%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Michelena is town in Táchira state, Venezuela.

Founded
1849

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Michelena reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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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Michelena weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°25120.611.65.2
Feb26° / 17°28220.111.74.8
Mar26° / 18°41924.611.94.3
Apr27° / 18°40322.712.24.2
May27° / 19°22217.612.44.9
Jun27° / 19°9712.312.55.5
Jul28° / 19°8210.912.45.7
Aug28° / 19°11010.112.35.4
Sep28° / 19°17914124.8
Oct27° / 18°3342211.84.4
Nov26° / 18°40924.711.64.1
Dec26° / 17°30321.111.54.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
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9892
10892
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14694
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30991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Michelena gets around 110 mm of rain over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
230
330
430
529
629
729
829
930
1030
1131
1231
1332
1433
1534
1634
1735
1836
1936
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2736
2836
2936
3037
3137

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1455365
2455365
3455365
4454375
5554374
6554374
7553384
8553384
9553384
10553384
11553384
12553384
13552385
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18451387
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22450379
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25549379
26549379
27548379
28548389
29548389
30547389
31547399

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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316calm

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.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:146:36
212.36:156:35
312.36:156:35
412.36:156:35
512.36:156:35
612.36:156:34
712.36:156:34
812.36:156:34
912.36:156:33
1012.36:156:33
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1212.36:156:32
1312.36:156:32
1412.36:156:32
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1812.36:156:30
1912.26:156:30
2012.26:156:29
2112.26:156:29
2212.26:156:28
2312.26:156:28
2412.26:156:27
2512.26:156:27
2612.26:156:26
2712.26:156:26
2812.26:146:25
2912.26:146:25
3012.26:146:24
3112.26:146:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Michelena?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Michelena in August

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

In August, Michelena sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Michelena 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 Michelena peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 17UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Michelena 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 Michelena 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 Michelena?

Michelena sits at 8.0°N, 72.2°W, 1,230 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Colón, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Michelena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Michelena has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 931 m around an average of 1,172 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,497 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,838 m.

The land around Michelena is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and trees (48%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
931 m
16 km
2,497 m
80 km
3,838 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Colón 9.0 km · Palmira 13 km · Táriba 15 km · Capacho Nuevo 16 km · San Cristóbal 21 km · Ureña 23 km · San Antonio del Táchira 27 km · La Fría 29 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 Michelena (7.9564°, -72.2424°, elevation 1,230 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).