Punta Cardón weather in August

In August, Punta Cardón sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Punta Cardón's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punta Cardón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
28 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Punta Cardón is town in Falcón, Venezuela.

Founded
1787

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Punta Cardón reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Punta Cardón

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.

Punta Cardón weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°31.111.47.5
Feb28° / 24°20.411.67.7
Mar29° / 25°30.611.97.1
Apr29° / 25°102.112.36.0
May30° / 26°283.912.55.3
Jun31° / 26°91.312.75.5
Jul30° / 26°60.812.65.7
Aug31° / 27°14312.45.2
Sep31° / 27°508.412.14.5
Oct30° / 26°7412.911.74.4
Nov30° / 26°6310.611.55.0
Dec29° / 25°184.111.36.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Punta Cardón gets around 14 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17426
27327
37228
47030
56931
66832
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96436
106337
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126238
136139
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155941
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185644
195545
205446
215347
225149
235050
244852
254753
264555
274357
284258
294060
303862
313763

Wind in August

Winds average 28 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 30 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 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 6.87 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in August across the year — August's 6.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Punta Cardón

In seasonPeak

In August, Punta Cardón sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Punta Cardón sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Punta Cardón?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Punta Cardón in August

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

In August, Punta Cardón sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Punta Cardón in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr25Warm
May26Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Punta Cardón 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 Punta Cardón peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 17UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Punta Cardón 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 Punta Cardón is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1532 µg/m³Dec 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Punta Cardón?

Punta Cardón sits at 11.7°N, 70.2°W, 34 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Punto Fijo, 4.0 km away.

DabajuroSavaneta

Topography around Punta Cardón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punta Cardón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,493 m.

The land around Punta Cardón is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (64%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
1,493 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Punto Fijo 4.0 km · Judibana 12 km · Santa Cruz de los Taques 19 km · Pueblo Nuevo 45 km · Coro 65 km · La Vela de Coro 74 km · Dabajuro 87 km · Savaneta 93 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 Punta Cardón (11.6581°, -70.215°, elevation 34 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).