Punta Cana climate

Punta Cana Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Punta Cana, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 32°C on August 1 to 32°C on August 31, and lows from 26°C to 26°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 57 mm over about 11 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Punta Cana, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
32°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
57 mm
Record high
36°CAug 15, 2015
Record low
19°CAug 18, 2021
Daylight
12 h 57 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
23°C
Wind
18.7 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 132°C26°C34°C 202322°C 201935%
Aug 232°C26°C33°C 202322°C 200335%
Aug 332°C26°C33°C 199821°C 200936%
Aug 432°C26°C34°C 199323°C 200636%
Aug 532°C26°C33°C 200522°C 199634%
Aug 632°C26°C34°C 200522°C 202534%
Aug 732°C26°C33°C 202319°C 202234%
Aug 832°C26°C34°C 200519°C 202234%
Aug 932°C26°C33°C 202322°C 202235%
Aug 1032°C26°C33°C 200122°C 200935%
Aug 1132°C26°C33°C 199822°C 199335%
Aug 1232°C26°C34°C 200523°C 201735%
Aug 1332°C26°C34°C 199822°C 200434%
Aug 1432°C26°C34°C 199822°C 202335%
Aug 1532°C26°C36°C 201522°C 202237%
Aug 1632°C26°C33°C 202522°C 202538%
Aug 1732°C26°C34°C 199820°C 199340%
Aug 1832°C26°C34°C 199819°C 202141%
Aug 1932°C26°C33°C 200120°C 199640%
Aug 2032°C26°C33°C 200122°C 199640%
Aug 2132°C26°C33°C 202222°C 199739%
Aug 2232°C26°C34°C 200522°C 199838%
Aug 2332°C26°C35°C 200020°C 202338%
Aug 2432°C26°C34°C 202520°C 202336%
Aug 2532°C26°C33°C 201320°C 199835%
Aug 2632°C26°C33°C 202220°C 199835%
Aug 2732°C26°C34°C 202320°C 199836%
Aug 2832°C26°C35°C 201422°C 202337%
Aug 2932°C26°C33°C 199721°C 199636%
Aug 3032°C26°C33°C 199721°C 199635%
Aug 3132°C26°C34°C 200522°C 199635%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Punta Cana, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AST).

August 1
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 7:08 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 6:49 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station DRM00078479, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-28. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.