Climate averages 1991–2020
Kralendijk weather
in August.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Kralendijk: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 26.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 31 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Willemstad (67 km away). In August its highs average 28.8°C, about as warm as Kralendijk, with 46 mm of rain.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 56 mm to 74 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
Kralendijk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 35 | 10.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 27.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 16 | 5.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 27.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 15 | 4.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.8°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 27 | 5.5 | 12.412 h |
| May | 28.3°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 33 | 7.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 28.4°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 47 | 11.0 | 12.813 h |
| July | 28.3°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 57 | 13.2 | 12.813 h |
| August, selected | 28.8°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 56 | 13.2 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.1°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 74 | 15.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 114 | 18.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 137 | 20.1 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.3°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 76 | 15.6 | 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
- Willemstad in AugustCuracao · 67 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 26.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Coro in AugustVenezuela · 174 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 25.3°C · 32 mm rain
- Puerto Cabello in AugustVenezuela · 189 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.4°C · 91 mm rain
- Oranjestad in AugustAruba · 196 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 26.7°C · 26 mm rain
- San Felipe in AugustVenezuela · 208 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 89 mm rain
- Mariara in AugustVenezuela · 215 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 146 mm rain
- Punto Fijo in AugustVenezuela · 216 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 26.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Guacara in AugustVenezuela · 218 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 153 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 Kralendijk) is explained once on the Kralendijk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.