Obispos weather in August

In August, Obispos sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 253 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 4% 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 Obispos's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Obispos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:06 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
82%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Obispos reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Obispos

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
31
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.

Obispos weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°143.111.64.1
Feb34° / 24°152.911.73.4
Mar34° / 25°516.611.93.0
Apr33° / 25°1661712.22.9
May31° / 24°25024.212.42.9
Jun30° / 23°24625.412.53.0
Jul30° / 23°2252612.53.1
Aug30° / 23°25326.512.32.9
Sep31° / 23°22225.912.12.6
Oct32° / 23°18724.211.82.7
Nov32° / 24°11518.611.63.2
Dec32° / 23°448.711.54.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51486
61486
71486
81486
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101486
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Obispos gets around 253 mm of rain over 26.5 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
688
788
887
987
1087
1186
1286
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2084
2184
2284
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2484
2584
2684
2784
2884
2984
3084
3184

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11945
21936
31936
40946
50946
60946
70937
80937
90937
100937
110937
120937
130937
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200928
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230928
240928
250928
260928
270928
280919
290919
300919
310919

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

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)Feels
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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 6:05 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:056:28
212.46:056:28
312.46:056:27
412.46:056:27
512.46:056:27
612.46:066:27
712.36:066:26
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1012.36:066:25
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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 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Obispos

In seasonPeak

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

Obispos's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Obispos?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Obispos.

What to pack for Obispos in August

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

In August, Obispos sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Obispos 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 Obispos peaks around February 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highFeb 20UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Obispos 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 Obispos is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1944 µg/m³Dec 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar45Poor
Apr35Poor
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Obispos?

Obispos sits at 8.6°N, 70.1°W, 159 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Alto Barinas, 13 km away.

Topography around Obispos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Obispos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 155 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,475 m.

The land around Obispos is covered by grassland (68%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
4,475 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Alto Barinas 13 km · Barinas 14 km · Barrancas 18 km · Sabaneta 25 km · Boconoito 30 km · Barinitas 38 km · Ciudad Bolivia 59 km · Guanare 63 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 Obispos (8.607°, -70.1049°, elevation 159 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).