La Altagracia Province · Dominican Republic
Punta Cana in August
In August, Punta Cana averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 25 °C, with about 104 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Punta Cana's most comfortable months, February.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 25 °C
- Rain in the month
- 104 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 12 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 71
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Punta Cana
August is tied for the warmest month in Punta Cana by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 29 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 21 °C to 25 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is about the same as August.
August brings 104 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 100 mm (1201 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 12 h 40 min, against 11 h at the shortest and 13 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 21 °C | 83 mm | |
| February | 29 °C | 21 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| March | 30 °C | 22 °C | 45 mm | |
| April | 30 °C | 22 °C | 79 mm | |
| May | 31 °C | 23 °C | 116 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 24 °C | 112 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 24 °C | 106 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 104 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 24 °C | 119 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 24 °C | 136 mm | |
| November | 30 °C | 23 °C | 143 mm | |
| December | 29 °C | 22 °C | 95 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Punta Cana?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 104 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Punta Cana are February; the nearest is February.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Dominican Republic in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Punta Cana
This guide lists 71 places to stay in Punta Cana: 4 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 67 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 1; 1–3 km, 3; 3–10 km, 8; 10 km or more, 59.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.