August Weather in Dominican Republic

The tables below give the normal August temperature and rainfall for cities and popular vacation spots in Dominican Republic.

The month's temperatures and rainfall are averages of weather data collected from 1961 to 1990.

If you compare the temperatures for different places or months, you'll find they're similar. What does change remarkably around the country and over the year is rainfall.

Temperature

Average August temperatures in Dominican Republic
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
89 75 Barahona 32 24
91 74 La Romana 33 23
93 74 Montecristi 34 23
91 70 Puerto Plata 33 21
87 77 Punta Cana 31 25
91 73 Samana 33 23
91 68 San Juan 33 20
92 72 Santiago 33 22
89 73 Santo Domingo 32 23

Rainfall

Average total precipitation in August
Days counts those when it rains at least 1 millimetre (0.04 inches)
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
5 Barahona 2.6 65
9 La Romana 4.1 105
3 Montecristi 1.1 28
9 Puerto Plata 3.2 81
10 Punta Cana 4.1 103
9 San Juan 5.0 128
8 Santiago 2.9 73
12 Santo Domingo 7.0 177

Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

With hurricane season in full swing, there's about a two percent chance of a hurricane happening in August around southern parts of Dominican Republic. Throughout the country there's potential for tropical storms. The likelihood of a major storm approaching this month ranges from 10 percent in the southeast to 4 percent in the northwest region.

References

NOAA. National Weather Service. National Hurricane Center.

República Dominicana. ONAMET Oficina Nacional de Meteorologia.

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