Cauto Cristo weather in August

In August, Cauto Cristo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 80 mm of rain across 16.1 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Cauto Cristo's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cauto Cristo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Cauto Cristo is city and municipality of Cuba.

Density
38/km²
people per km²

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 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Cauto Cristo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13524
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33524
43524
53524
63524
73524
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303424
313424

How August really feels in Cauto Cristo

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
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Cauto Cristo 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° / 20°18410.96.3
Feb30° / 20°15311.36.1
Mar31° / 21°284.911.95.4
Apr32° / 22°42712.54.5
May32° / 23°13115.5133.5
Jun33° / 24°9716.413.22.9
Jul34° / 24°711613.12.6
Aug34° / 24°8016.112.72.5
Sep33° / 24°11219.212.12.6
Oct32° / 23°10016.911.53.4
Nov30° / 22°508.9115.0
Dec30° / 21°245.410.86.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% 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
25941
35941
46040
56040
65941
75941
86040
96040
105941
115842
125941
135743
145644
155644
165446
175347
185149
195050
204951
214852
224753
234555
244555
254555
264456
274456
284555
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304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cauto Cristo gets around 80 mm of rain over 16.1 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 53% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
451
551
651
750
850
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1449
1550
1650
1750
1851
1952
2052
2153
2254
2355
2455
2556
2657
2757
2858
2958
3058
3159

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19901
29901
38911
48911
58911
68911
78911
88911
98911
107930
117930
127930
137930
147930
157921
167921
177921
187921
197921
206922
216922
226922
236922
246913
256913
266913
276913
286904
296904
306904
316904

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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219calm
229calm
239calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:44 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:446:40
212.95:446:40
312.95:446:39
412.95:456:39
512.95:456:38
612.95:456:38
712.95:466:37
812.85:466:37
912.85:466:36
1012.85:476:35
1112.85:476:35
1212.85:476:34
1312.85:486:33
1412.75:486:33
1512.75:486:32
1612.75:496:31
1712.75:496:30
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1912.75:506:29
2012.65:506:28
2112.65:506:27
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2512.55:516:24
2612.55:526:23
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3012.55:536:20
3112.45:536:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cauto Cristo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Cauto Cristo?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cauto Cristo.

What to pack for Cauto Cristo in August

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

In August, Cauto Cristo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cauto Cristo 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 Cauto Cristo peaks around June 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highHighJun 12UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec7High

Air quality in Cauto Cristo 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 Cauto Cristo is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2026 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cauto Cristo?

Cauto Cristo sits at 20.6°N, 76.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Jiguaní, 21 km away.

Topography around Cauto Cristo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cauto Cristo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,888 m.

The land around Cauto Cristo is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
1,888 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Jiguaní 21 km · Cacocum 25 km · Bayamo 27 km · Guisa 34 km · San Germán 36 km · Contramaestre 37 km · Holguín 43 km · Río Cauto 46 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 Cauto Cristo (20.5571°, -76.4727°, elevation 51 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). 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).