Santa Bárbara weather in August

In August, Santa Bárbara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 265 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santa Bárbara's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Bárbara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 265 mm; 24 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:11 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Santa Bárbara is city in Barinas, Venezuela.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Santa Bárbara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

How August really feels in Santa Bárbara

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santa Bárbara weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	10	2.2	11.6	4.2
Feb	34° / 23°	12	3.2	11.7	3.7
Mar	34° / 24°	33	7.2	11.9	3.2
Apr	32° / 23°	117	15.4	12.2	3.1
May	31° / 23°	203	21.8	12.4	3.2
Jun	29° / 22°	256	23.7	12.4	3.4
Jul	29° / 21°	275	24.8	12.4	3.5
Aug	30° / 21°	265	24	12.3	3.4
Sep	30° / 21°	160	20.1	12	3.4
Oct	31° / 22°	93	15.9	11.8	3.7
Nov	31° / 22°	53	11	11.6	4.0
Dec	32° / 22°	19	4.5	11.6	4.3

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 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	15	15	15	15	16
Cloudier (%)	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	85	85	85	85	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Bárbara gets around 265 mm of rain over 24 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 78% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	82	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	78
10	78
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	75
30	75
31	74

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17
Oppressive (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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6	4	calm
7	4	calm
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15	4	calm
16	4	calm
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27	4	calm
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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:19 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:10	6:31
2	12.3	6:11	6:31
3	12.3	6:11	6:31
4	12.3	6:11	6:30
5	12.3	6:11	6:30
6	12.3	6:11	6:30
7	12.3	6:11	6:30
8	12.3	6:11	6:29
9	12.3	6:11	6:29
10	12.3	6:11	6:29
11	12.3	6:11	6:28
12	12.3	6:11	6:28
13	12.3	6:11	6:28
14	12.3	6:11	6:27
15	12.3	6:11	6:27
16	12.3	6:11	6:27
17	12.3	6:11	6:26
18	12.2	6:11	6:26
19	12.2	6:11	6:25
20	12.2	6:11	6:25
21	12.2	6:11	6:24
22	12.2	6:11	6:24
23	12.2	6:11	6:24
24	12.2	6:11	6:23
25	12.2	6:11	6:23
26	12.2	6:11	6:22
27	12.2	6:10	6:22
28	12.2	6:10	6:21
29	12.2	6:10	6:21
30	12.2	6:10	6:20
31	12.2	6:10	6:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Santa Bárbara

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Bárbara's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Santa Bárbara?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Bárbara.

What to pack for Santa Bárbara in August

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

In August, Santa Bárbara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Bárbara in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Bárbara peaks around February 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Santa Bárbara 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 Santa Bárbara is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	22	44	34	24	22	21	19	18	18	17	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Bárbara?

Santa Bárbara sits at 7.8°N, 71.2°W, 187 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Socopó, 61 km away.

Topography around Santa Bárbara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Bárbara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,576 m.

The land around Santa Bárbara is covered by grassland (59%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

99 m

grassland 59%

16 km

1,018 m

grassland 60%

80 km

4,576 m

grassland 60%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

← July Santa Bárbara year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Socopó 61 km · Guasdualito 80 km · Lagunillas 80 km · Ejido 82 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 83 km · Merida 85 km · Tovar 85 km · Bailadores 87 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

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 Santa Bárbara (7.8135°, -71.1779°, elevation 187 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	78
10	78
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	75
30	75
31	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	78
10	78
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	75
30	75
31	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	30	21
26	30	21
27	30	21
28	30	21
29	30	21
30	30	21
31	30	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	13	87
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	82
2	81
3	81
4	81
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	78
10	78
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	77
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	76
29	75
30	75
31	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	16	84
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	16	84
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83