Campechuela weather in August

In August, Campechuela sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 78 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Campechuela's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campechuela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Campechuela is city in Cuba.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Campechuela reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Campechuela

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.

Campechuela 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
Jan29° / 21°112.410.96.9
Feb29° / 21°12211.36.7
Mar30° / 22°153.711.96.2
Apr31° / 24°336.912.45.1
May31° / 25°11816.512.93.8
Jun32° / 25°9219.113.23.0
Jul33° / 26°7617.513.12.9
Aug33° / 26°7818.712.72.8
Sep32° / 26°9919.512.13.0
Oct31° / 25°10017.111.53.8
Nov30° / 23°406.4115.5
Dec30° / 22°17310.86.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95842
105842
115743
125743
135644
145644
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165446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Campechuela gets around 78 mm of rain over 18.7 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 60% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
255
355
455
555
655
755
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1056
1156
1257
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1962
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2163
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3065
3165

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
128513
228513
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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109calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 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 5:47 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:476:43
212.95:486:43
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412.95:486:42
512.95:496:41
612.95:496:40
712.85:496:40
812.85:506:39
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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 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Campechuela

In seasonPeak

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

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

Campechuela's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Campechuela?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Campechuela.

What to pack for Campechuela in August

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

In August, Campechuela sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Campechuela in August

The nearest coast averages about 31°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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Campechuela 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 Campechuela peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 18UV 12Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec7High

Air quality in Campechuela 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 Campechuela is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2126 µg/m³Dec 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Campechuela?

Campechuela sits at 20.2°N, 77.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Media Luna, 19 km away.

Bayamo

Topography around Campechuela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campechuela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m.

The land around Campechuela is covered by grassland (33%), water (31%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, water (44%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
1,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Media Luna 19 km · Manzanillo 21 km · Yara 34 km · Bartolomé Masó 36 km · Pilón 37 km · Niquero 38 km · Río Cauto 52 km · Bayamo 68 km

Cuba travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / L
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
Happiness
5.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Christian 59%none 23%folk religion 18%

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 Campechuela (20.2327°, -77.2795°, elevation 20 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).