Weather in Puerto Plata in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Puerto Plata in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +30°C with a maximum of +32°C and a minimum of +26°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +32°C.
Is Puerto Plata warm or cold in August?
Puerto Plata is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +30°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Puerto Plata, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Puerto Plata in August
Water in Puerto Plata in August is Very warm. It varies from +28°C to +30°C, with an average of +29°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +30°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Puerto Plata in August?
Climate in Puerto Plata in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +30°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +21°C | +20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +38°C | +37°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 32 mm | 47 mm | 76 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 80% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +30°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 32 mm to 47 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 80%. 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 2 sunny days during the month.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Puerto Plata is gradually increasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Puerto Plata?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Puerto Plata in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+27°C) and the highest in 2013 (+31°C). The driest year was 1991 with only 460 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2017 with 1044 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Puerto Plata, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
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.