Puerto Píritu weather in August

In August, Puerto Píritu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 206 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 13% 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 Puerto Píritu's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Píritu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
206 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:44 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Puerto Píritu is city in Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

Founded
1652

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto Píritu reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°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 Puerto Píritu

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.

Puerto Píritu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°267.411.55.2
Feb32° / 23°154.111.74.9
Mar33° / 23°224.111.94.2
Apr34° / 24°488.312.23.2
May34° / 25°11614.612.52.8
Jun32° / 24°16721.712.62.7
Jul31° / 24°21726.212.52.8
Aug32° / 24°20626.112.32.6
Sep32° / 24°16923.112.12.6
Oct32° / 24°15021.711.82.9
Nov31° / 24°14320.811.53.3
Dec30° / 23°671311.44.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
92971
102971
112971
122971
132872
142872
152971
162971
173070
183169
193169
203169
213268
223367
233466
243565
253565
263664
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303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Píritu gets around 206 mm of rain over 26.1 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
587
687
787
887
987
1087
1187
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1885
1985
2084
2184
2283
2383
2482
2581
2681
2780
2880
2980
3079
3179

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15941
25842
35842
45743
55743
65644
75644
85545
95446
105446
115347
125248
135248
145149
155149
165149
175149
185050
195050
205050
215050
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
295050
305050
315050

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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287calm
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317calm

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 5:43 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:436:10
212.45:436:09
312.45:436:09
412.45:436:09
512.45:436:08
612.45:436:08
712.45:446:08
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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 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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155.8Bright
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225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Puerto Píritu

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Píritu's rainy season runs May–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 Puerto Píritu?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Píritu.

What to pack for Puerto Píritu in August

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

In August, Puerto Píritu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Píritu 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 October at about 28°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Puerto Píritu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Píritu peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highApr 13UV 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Puerto Píritu 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 Puerto Píritu is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMay 1335 µg/m³Jan 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May35Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Píritu?

Puerto Píritu sits at 10.1°N, 65.0°W, 36 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Clarines, 19 km away.

ZarazaAnacoAraya

Topography around Puerto Píritu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Píritu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Puerto Píritu is covered by water (34%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Clarines 19 km · Barcelona 39 km · Lecherías 41 km · Puerto La Cruz 47 km · Aragua de Barcelona 71 km · Zaraza 85 km · Anaco 94 km · Araya 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
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 Puerto Píritu (10.059°, -65.037°, elevation 36 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. 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).