San Juan Bautista weather in August

In August, San Juan Bautista sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 37 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 San Juan Bautista's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Juan Bautista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:39 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

San Juan Bautista is town in Nueva Esparta State, Venezuela.

Founded
1529

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in San Juan Bautista reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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San Juan Bautista weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°247.911.47.7
Feb25° / 24°114.111.68.3
Mar25° / 24°102.311.98.5
Apr25° / 25°51.612.28.1
May26° / 25°92.412.57.8
Jun26° / 25°186.212.67.1
Jul26° / 25°319.112.66.9
Aug27° / 26°3710.612.46.6
Sep27° / 26°329.212.16.5
Oct27° / 26°3710.411.86.4
Nov27° / 26°5613.511.56.1
Dec26° / 25°4711.911.46.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
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55941
65941
75941
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115842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Juan Bautista gets around 37 mm of rain over 10.6 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 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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533
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3131

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16733
26634
36535
46535
56436
66337
76337
86238
96238
106139
116139
126040
135941
145842
155842
165743
175545
185446
195347
205149
215050
224852
234654
244456
254258
264159
273961
283862
293664
303565
313466

Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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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 5:37 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:376:07
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412.55:386:06
512.55:386:05
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712.45:386:05
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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 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for San Juan Bautista

In seasonPeak

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

San Juan Bautista sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit San Juan Bautista?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Juan Bautista in August

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

In August, San Juan Bautista sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near San Juan Bautista 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 at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in September 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
Apr25Warm
May26Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in San Juan Bautista 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 San Juan Bautista peaks around March 24 at about 14 (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 24UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San Juan Bautista 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 San Juan Bautista is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 1629 µg/m³Dec 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Juan Bautista?

San Juan Bautista sits at 11.0°N, 63.9°W, 181 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Santa Ana, 7.0 km away.

Topography around San Juan Bautista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Juan Bautista has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,056 m.

The land around San Juan Bautista is covered by trees (55%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, water (34%), trees (22%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and water (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
757 m
16 km
904 m
80 km
1,056 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Santa Ana 7.0 km · Juan Griego 8.0 km · La Guardia 8.0 km · La Asunción 9.0 km · Porlamar 10 km · Pampatar 17 km · Punta de Piedras 21 km · Araya 59 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 San Juan Bautista (11.0124°, -63.9441°, elevation 181 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).