Weather in Punta Cana in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Punta Cana in August
Going from a maximum of +30°C during the day to a minimum of +25°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +29°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +29°C.
Is Punta Cana warm or cold in August?
Punta Cana is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +28°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +26°C to +26°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Punta Cana, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Punta Cana in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +24°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +30°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 96 mm | 112 mm | 129 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 81% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +28°C to +29°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 96 mm to 112 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Punta Cana is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Punta Cana?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Punta Cana in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+29°C) and the highest in 2007 (+32°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 37 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2008 with 360 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Punta Cana, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.