Upata weather in August

In August, Upata sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 154 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 14% 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 Upata's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Upata's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 154 mm; 22.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:36 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Upata is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density: 933/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1762

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Upata reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How August really feels in Upata

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.

Upata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-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	30° / 21°	36	9	11.6	4.9
Feb	31° / 21°	24	5.9	11.7	4.8
Mar	32° / 22°	24	5	11.9	4.2
Apr	33° / 22°	46	7.9	12.2	3.6
May	32° / 23°	103	15.2	12.4	3.5
Jun	30° / 22°	140	22	12.5	3.4
Jul	30° / 22°	162	24.6	12.4	3.3
Aug	31° / 22°	154	22.5	12.3	3.4
Sep	32° / 22°	103	15.9	12	3.4
Oct	32° / 23°	94	16	11.8	3.3
Nov	31° / 22°	94	16.9	11.6	3.5
Dec	30° / 22°	63	14.5	11.5	4.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 67%. 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 (%)	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	37	37	38	40	41	41	42	44	44	45	45
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	66	63	63	62	60	59	59	58	56	56	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	42	58
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Upata gets around 154 mm of rain over 22.5 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 73% and peaks near 81% 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 (%)	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	72	72	71	70	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	79
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	77
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	74
18	74
19	73
20	72
21	72
22	71
23	70
24	68
25	67
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	63
30	62
31	61

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 80% 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 (%)	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	27
Oppressive (%)	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	74	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	26	74
31	27	73

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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.

	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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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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 5:35 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:45 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)	12.4	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:35
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:35	5:56
2	12.3	5:35	5:56
3	12.3	5:35	5:56
4	12.3	5:35	5:56
5	12.3	5:35	5:55
6	12.3	5:35	5:55
7	12.3	5:36	5:55
8	12.3	5:36	5:55
9	12.3	5:36	5:54
10	12.3	5:36	5:54
11	12.3	5:36	5:54
12	12.3	5:36	5:53
13	12.3	5:36	5:53
14	12.3	5:36	5:52
15	12.3	5:36	5:52
16	12.3	5:36	5:52
17	12.3	5:36	5:51
18	12.3	5:36	5:51
19	12.2	5:36	5:50
20	12.2	5:36	5:50
21	12.2	5:36	5:50
22	12.2	5:36	5:49
23	12.2	5:35	5:49
24	12.2	5:35	5:48
25	12.2	5:35	5:48
26	12.2	5:35	5:47
27	12.2	5:35	5:47
28	12.2	5:35	5:46
29	12.2	5:35	5:46
30	12.2	5:35	5:45
31	12.2	5:35	5:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.33 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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	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	5.4	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Upata

In seasonPeak

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

Upata's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

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May

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Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Upata?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Upata.

What to pack for Upata in August

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

In August, Upata sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Upata 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 Upata peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (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)	12	13	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Upata 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 Upata is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 11 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)	12	16	19	24	23	22	17	13	12	13	11	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Upata?

Upata sits at 8.0°N, 62.4°W, 364 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Guayana, 45 km away.

Topography around Upata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Upata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m.

The land around Upata is covered by trees (50%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

236 m

trees 50%

16 km

454 m

grassland 50%

80 km

722 m

trees 48%

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

August weather nearby: Ciudad Guayana 45 km · Barrancas 79 km · Guasipati 82 km · Temblador 113 km · Ciudad Piar 119 km · Tucupita 123 km · Ciudad Bolívar 126 km · Tumeremo 127 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 Upata (8.0162°, -62.4056°, elevation 364 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	30	22
2	30	22
3	30	22
4	30	22
5	30	22
6	30	22
7	30	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	42	58
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	79
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	77
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	74
18	74
19	73
20	72
21	72
22	71
23	70
24	68
25	67
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	63
30	62
31	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	26	74
31	27	73

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	42	58
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	79
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	77
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	74
18	74
19	73
20	72
21	72
22	71
23	70
24	68
25	67
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	63
30	62
31	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	26	74
31	27	73

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	27	73
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	29	71
12	29	71
13	29	71
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	31	69
17	32	68
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	34	66
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	42	58
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	80
3	80
4	79
5	79
6	78
7	77
8	77
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	75
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	75
17	74
18	74
19	73
20	72
21	72
22	71
23	70
24	68
25	67
26	66
27	65
28	64
29	63
30	62
31	61

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	22	78
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	26	74
31	27	73