Monte Llano weather in August

In August, Monte Llano sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 44 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Monte Llano's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monte Llano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Monte Llano reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Monte Llano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 10 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
10
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.

Monte Llano weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 22°9714.610.96.5
Feb25° / 22°6312.111.36.8
Mar25° / 22°7611.511.97.0
Apr26° / 23°7212.912.46.6
May27° / 24°7113.212.96.1
Jun28° / 25°276.813.26.4
Jul28° / 25°379.513.16.2
Aug28° / 25°4410.212.75.8
Sep29° / 25°6413.512.15.3
Oct28° / 25°8516.111.55.4
Nov27° / 24°12118.211.15.5
Dec26° / 23°941610.86.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66634
76634
86634
96634
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116634
126535
136535
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Monte Llano gets around 44 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
230
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430
529
629
729
829
929
1030
1130
1230
1331
1431
1532
1633
1733
1834
1935
2036
2136
2237
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3039
3139

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18515
28515
38416
48416
58416
68416
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128317
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Wind in August

Winds average 19 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
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520breezy
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920light breeze
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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 6:21 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:217:16
212.96:227:15
312.96:227:15
412.96:227:14
512.86:237:14
612.86:237:13
712.86:237:13
812.86:247:12
912.86:247:11
1012.86:247:11
1112.86:257:10
1212.76:257:09
1312.76:257:09
1412.76:267:08
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2412.56:287:01
2512.56:297:00
2612.56:296:59
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2812.56:296:57
2912.46:306:57
3012.46:306:56
3112.46:306:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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36.7Intense
46.7Intense
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296.3Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Monte Llano

In seasonPeak

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

Monte Llano 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 Monte Llano?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Monte Llano for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Monte Llano in August

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

In August, Monte Llano sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Monte Llano in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Monte Llano in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monte Llano peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highHighMar 23UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Monte Llano 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 Monte Llano is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (February, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2030 µg/m³Feb 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Monte Llano?

Monte Llano sits at 19.7°N, 70.6°W, 12 m above sea level, in Dominican Republic. The nearest listed city is Sosua, 9.0 km away.

TamborilSantiago de los CaballerosVilla BisonóMoca

Topography around Monte Llano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monte Llano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 940 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,368 m.

The land around Monte Llano is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
940 m
80 km
2,368 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sosua 9.0 km · Puerto Plata 11 km · Río Grande 19 km · Cabarete 20 km · Tamboril 28 km · Santiago de los Caballeros 33 km · Villa Bisonó 35 km · Moca 39 km

Dominican Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$11,059
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
45%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
10.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
64.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 503

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 Monte Llano (19.7346°, -70.5991°, elevation 12 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).