Ospino weather in August

In August, Ospino sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 162 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Ospino's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ospino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ospino reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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 Ospino

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 29 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
29
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.

Ospino weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°143.211.54.6
Feb33° / 22°152.811.74.1
Mar33° / 23°456.111.93.5
Apr32° / 23°13416.312.23.2
May30° / 23°22324.912.43.1
Jun29° / 22°25026.512.53.1
Jul29° / 21°21926.612.53.3
Aug29° / 22°1622612.33.3
Sep30° / 22°13423.212.13.3
Oct31° / 22°13222.511.83.3
Nov31° / 22°9618.511.63.5
Dec31° / 21°458.611.54.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172179
182080
192080
202080
212179
222179
232179
242179
252179
262179
272179
282179
292179
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ospino gets around 162 mm of rain over 26 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 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
484
584
684
784
885
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2085
2185
2284
2384
2483
2583
2682
2782
2881
2981
3080
3180

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11189
21288
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101189
111189
121090
131090
141090
15991
16991
17991
18892
19892
20892
21892
22793
23793
24793
25793
26892
27892
28892
29892
30892
31892

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
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294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:02 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:026:26
212.46:026:26
312.46:026:26
412.46:026:25
512.46:026:25
612.46:026:25
712.46:026:25
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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 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.5Bright
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84.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ospino

In seasonPeak

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

Ospino's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Ospino?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ospino.

What to pack for Ospino in August

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

In August, Ospino sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ospino 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 Ospino peaks around March 14 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 highMar 14UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ospino 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 Ospino is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1938 µg/m³Dec 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr32Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ospino?

Ospino sits at 9.3°N, 69.5°W, 197 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Píritu, 28 km away.

Topography around Ospino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ospino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,463 m.

The land around Ospino is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
3,463 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Píritu 28 km · Villa Bruzual 37 km · Araure 40 km · Acarigua 40 km · Guanare 42 km · Sanare 55 km · El Tocuyo 66 km · San Rafael de Onoto 68 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 Ospino (9.2957°, -69.4543°, elevation 197 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).