Weather in Punta Cana in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Punta Cana in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +29°C with a maximum of +30°C and a minimum of +25°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +30°C.
Is Punta Cana warm or cold in August?
Punta Cana is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up 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:
Water temperature in Punta Cana in August
Water in Punta Cana 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 +29°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Punta Cana in August?
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 | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 96 mm | 114 mm | 128 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 81% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 24 | 23 | 22 | ||||
| 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 114 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 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 1 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 increasing during August, going from 3 m/s to 3 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 1985 (+26°C) and the highest in 2023 (+28°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 611 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1979 with 1494 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, 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.