Puerto Plata climate

Puerto Plata Weather in August

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

Average highs run from 30°C on August 1 to 30°C on August 31, and lows from 26°C to 27°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 65 mm over about 19 wet days.

August day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Puerto Plata, in °C, with the record for each date.242628303234151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
27°C
Precipitation
65 mm
Reanalysis high
33°CAug 23, 1998
Reanalysis low
25°CAug 18, 1996
Daylight
13 h 00 min to 12 h 32 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
19.4 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 130°C26°C31°C 200525°C 199253%
Aug 230°C26°C31°C 200526°C 199953%
Aug 330°C26°C31°C 200526°C 201854%
Aug 430°C26°C30°C 200526°C 199453%
Aug 530°C26°C31°C 199826°C 200653%
Aug 630°C26°C31°C 200425°C 201353%
Aug 730°C27°C31°C 200825°C 199653%
Aug 830°C27°C31°C 201925°C 201853%
Aug 930°C27°C31°C 201925°C 199454%
Aug 1030°C27°C32°C 201926°C 199455%
Aug 1130°C27°C31°C 201926°C 200956%
Aug 1230°C27°C31°C 200026°C 200657%
Aug 1330°C27°C31°C 201026°C 201357%
Aug 1430°C27°C31°C 201926°C 199158%
Aug 1530°C27°C32°C 199526°C 201158%
Aug 1630°C27°C31°C 199526°C 199159%
Aug 1730°C27°C30°C 199925°C 199660%
Aug 1830°C27°C31°C 201625°C 199662%
Aug 1930°C27°C31°C 202026°C 199564%
Aug 2030°C27°C31°C 200526°C 199664%
Aug 2130°C27°C31°C 201926°C 201664%
Aug 2230°C27°C31°C 199826°C 199666%
Aug 2330°C27°C33°C 199825°C 199166%
Aug 2430°C27°C31°C 199826°C 199165%
Aug 2530°C27°C31°C 200125°C 199165%
Aug 2630°C27°C31°C 201426°C 199164%
Aug 2730°C27°C31°C 200926°C 201264%
Aug 2830°C27°C31°C 199925°C 201264%
Aug 2930°C27°C31°C 201926°C 199163%
Aug 3030°C27°C31°C 201926°C 199163%
Aug 3130°C27°C32°C 201926°C 201862%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Puerto Plata, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AST).

August 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 6:59 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.