Santa Elena de Uairén weather in August

In August, Santa Elena de Uairén sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 223 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santa Elena de Uairén's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Elena de Uairén's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 223 mm; 24.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:34 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Santa Elena de Uairén is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density: 245/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1923

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Santa Elena de Uairén reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Santa Elena de Uairén weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 19°	63	9.3	11.8	5.4
Feb	30° / 19°	60	8.6	11.8	5.1
Mar	30° / 19°	84	10.7	12	4.8
Apr	29° / 20°	211	18.9	12.1	4.2
May	27° / 20°	400	26.5	12.2	3.9
Jun	26° / 19°	354	27.8	12.3	3.7
Jul	26° / 19°	312	28.8	12.2	3.8
Aug	27° / 19°	223	24.9	12.2	4.3
Sep	29° / 19°	129	17.4	12	4.7
Oct	29° / 19°	118	15.2	11.9	4.6
Nov	29° / 19°	127	16.5	11.8	4.5
Dec	29° / 19°	102	14.3	11.7	4.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	38	38	39	40	41	43	43	44	46	47	48	49	51	52	52	54	55	55	57	58	58	59
Cloudier (%)	70	69	69	68	67	66	65	65	64	62	62	61	60	59	57	57	56	54	53	52	51	49	48	48	46	45	45	43	42	42	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	59	41

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santa Elena de Uairén gets around 223 mm of rain over 24.9 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 81% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	73	72	71	71	70	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	82
17	82
18	81
19	80
20	79
21	78
22	77
23	76
24	75
25	74
26	73
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	70
31	69

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% 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
Humid (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5
Muggy (%)	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	5	95

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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4	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 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 5:34 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:37 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)	12.2	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	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:34	5:47
2	12.2	5:34	5:46
3	12.2	5:34	5:46
4	12.2	5:34	5:46
5	12.2	5:35	5:46
6	12.2	5:34	5:46
7	12.2	5:34	5:45
8	12.2	5:34	5:45
9	12.2	5:34	5:45
10	12.2	5:34	5:45
11	12.2	5:34	5:45
12	12.2	5:34	5:44
13	12.2	5:34	5:44
14	12.2	5:34	5:44
15	12.2	5:34	5:43
16	12.2	5:34	5:43
17	12.1	5:34	5:43
18	12.1	5:34	5:42
19	12.1	5:34	5:42
20	12.1	5:34	5:42
21	12.1	5:33	5:41
22	12.1	5:33	5:41
23	12.1	5:33	5:41
24	12.1	5:33	5:40
25	12.1	5:33	5:40
26	12.1	5:33	5:39
27	12.1	5:32	5:39
28	12.1	5:32	5:39
29	12.1	5:32	5:38
30	12.1	5:32	5:38
31	12.1	5:32	5:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.31 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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Santa Elena de Uairén

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Elena de Uairén's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Santa Elena de Uairén?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Santa Elena de Uairén for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Elena de Uairén in August

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

In August, Santa Elena de Uairén sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Elena de Uairén 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 Elena de Uairén peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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)	14	14	15	15	14	13	12	13	13	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Santa Elena de Uairén 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 Elena de Uairén is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 10 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)	11	15	17	16	13	11	11	10	10	12	10	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Elena de Uairén?

Santa Elena de Uairén sits at 4.6°N, 61.1°W, 868 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Pacaraima, 19 km away.

Topography around Santa Elena de Uairén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Elena de Uairén has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 922 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,293 m.

The land around Santa Elena de Uairén is covered by trees (45%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

271 m

trees 45%

16 km

928 m

grassland 57%

80 km

2,293 m

grassland 57%

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← July Santa Elena de Uairén year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Pacaraima 19 km · Alto Alegre 195 km · Lethem 200 km · Boa Vista 204 km · Cantá 229 km · Mucajaí 241 km · El Dorado 242 km · Tumeremo 303 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 Elena de Uairén (4.6023°, -61.1103°, elevation 868 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	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	82
17	82
18	81
19	80
20	79
21	78
22	77
23	76
24	75
25	74
26	73
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	82
17	82
18	81
19	80
20	79
21	78
22	77
23	76
24	75
25	74
26	73
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	31	69
3	31	69
4	32	68
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	36	64
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	46	54
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	88
6	88
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	85
12	85
13	84
14	83
15	83
16	82
17	82
18	81
19	80
20	79
21	78
22	77
23	76
24	75
25	74
26	73
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	70
31	69

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	3	97
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	5	95