Climate averages 1991–2020
Oranjestad weather
in August.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Oranjestad: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 26.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 32 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Punto Fijo (94 km away). In August its highs average 33.0°C, 4.2°C warmer than Oranjestad, with 14 mm of rain.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 65 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Oranjestad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 31 | 10.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 26.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 15 | 5.3 | 11.712 h |
| March | 27.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 11 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.6°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 19 | 4.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 28.1°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 28 | 5.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 28.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 20 | 5.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 28.2°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 22 | 6.1 | 12.813 h |
| August, selected | 28.8°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 26 | 7.4 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.1°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 65 | 11.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 110 | 17.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 135 | 19.7 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.2°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 64 | 14.5 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Punto Fijo in AugustVenezuela · 94 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 26.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Coro in AugustVenezuela · 130 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 25.3°C · 32 mm rain
- Willemstad in AugustCuracao · 132 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 26.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Kralendijk in AugustBonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba · 196 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 26.6°C · 56 mm rain
- Los Puertos de Altagracia in AugustVenezuela · 259 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 119 mm rain
- Carora in AugustVenezuela · 262 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Maracaibo in AugustVenezuela · 271 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 26.0°C · 119 mm rain
- Maicao in AugustColombia · 272 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 25.5°C · 92 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Oranjestad) is explained once on the Oranjestad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.