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Weather in August in The Guyana Highlands

Are you planning a trip a to the Guyana Highlands in August and wondering what kind of weather to expect? This page has all the details you need.

What is the weather like in the Guyana Highlands in August?

The Guyana Highlands is a region in Venezuela. August in the Guyana Highlands generally has temperatures that range from warm to very warm, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

The average maximum daytime temperatures vary from warm in Santa Elena de Uairén at 28°C to very warm in Ciudad Bolívar at 33°C. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 24°C in Ciudad Bolívar and 18°C in Santa Elena de Uairén.

Precipitation

In August, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Santa Elena de Uairén with an average of 223 mm to heavy rainfall in Ciudad Bolívar with 255 mm.

Average sunshine

The city Santa Elena de Uairén usually sees around 214 hours of sunlight, indicating many sunny days.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of the Guyana Highlands in August, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our the Guyana Highlands climate page.

Where to go in the Guyana Highlands in August

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the the Guyana Highlands on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in August for the 2 most popular destinations in the Guyana Highlands?

Santa Elena de Uairén

In August Santa Elena de Uairén generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 28°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 18°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Santa Elena de Uairén
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   July July
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27°C 
18°C 
192 hours 
294 mm 
26 days 
poor 
28°C 
18°C 
214 hours 
223 mm 
23 days 
29°C 
18°C 
234 hours 
138 mm 
15 days 
Climate in Santa Elena de Uairén

Ciudad Bolívar

In August Ciudad Bolívar generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 33°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 24°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Ciudad Bolívar
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   July July
<<  
32°C 
24°C 
235 hours 
256 mm 
15 days 
poor 
33°C 
24°C 
246 hours 
255 mm 
14 days 
poor 
34°C 
25°C 
252 hours 
125 mm 
9 days 
Climate in Ciudad Bolívar

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in the Guyana Highlands, in Venezuela.

Is August the best time to visit the Guyana Highlands?

In our view, August might not be the best time to travel to the Guyana Highlands with often unpleasant weather in Santa Elena de Uairén.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in January offering mostly perfect weather in Santa Elena de Uairén. On the other hand, the weather in May, June and July tend to be poor.

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