Hopkins weather in August

In August, Hopkins sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 241 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hopkins's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hopkins's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Hopkins is village in Stann Creek District, Belize.

Founded
1942

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hopkins reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Hopkins

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Hopkins weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°12319.611.15.6
Feb26° / 24°6716.911.45.9
Mar26° / 25°6515.511.96.3
Apr27° / 26°5214.312.46.1
May28° / 26°14620.712.84.8
Jun28° / 26°27026.7133.5
Jul28° / 26°25028.312.93.5
Aug29° / 26°24127.912.63.5
Sep29° / 26°24227.112.13.4
Oct28° / 26°27824.111.64.2
Nov27° / 25°21821.411.24.9
Dec26° / 24°12720.2115.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hopkins gets around 241 mm of rain over 27.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hopkins

In seasonPeak

In August, Hopkins sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hopkins sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is August a good time to visit Hopkins?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hopkins.

What to pack for Hopkins in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Hopkins sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hopkins in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Hopkins in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hopkins peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Hopkins in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hopkins is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.4× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1228 µg/m³Dec 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hopkins?

Hopkins sits at 16.9°N, 88.3°W, 0 m above sea level, in Belize. The nearest listed city is Dangriga, 13 km away.

PlacenciaBelmopanBelize CitySan IgnacioMelchor de MencosCaye CaulkerPunta Gorda

Topography around Hopkins

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hopkins.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hopkins has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,013 m.

The land around Hopkins is covered by water (50%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
494 m
80 km
1,013 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Dangriga 13 km · Placencia 40 km · Belmopan 67 km · Belize City 71 km · San Ignacio 90 km · Melchor de Mencos 95 km · Caye Caulker 101 km · Punta Gorda 102 km

Belize travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / G
110 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,865
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
28.1
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 40%Protestant 32%none 16%other 11%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hopkins (16.8631°, -88.2844°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).