Sabana Grande de Boyá weather in August

In August, Sabana Grande de Boyá sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 157 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Sabana Grande de Boyá's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabana Grande de Boyá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:24 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sabana Grande de Boyá reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Sabana Grande de Boyá

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.

Sabana Grande de Boyá weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°4815.5115.8
Feb28° / 19°4413.211.45.9
Mar28° / 20°7414.711.95.5
Apr29° / 21°12118.812.44.4
May30° / 22°19922.712.93.7
Jun30° / 23°14821.713.13.4
Jul30° / 23°13923.1133.4
Aug31° / 23°15724.912.63.2
Sep30° / 23°16824.312.13.1
Oct30° / 22°14624.611.63.4
Nov28° / 21°11121.511.14.4
Dec27° / 20°5716.710.95.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34456
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
144159
154159
164060
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203862
213763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sabana Grande de Boyá gets around 157 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
278
378
478
577
677
777
877
977
1077
1177
1277
1378
1478
1578
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2683
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3082
3181

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127426
137426
147327
157327
167327
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207327
217327
227327
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247327
257327
267426
277426
287426
297525
307525
317525

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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316calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:197:11
212.96:207:11
312.86:207:10
412.86:207:10
512.86:217:09
612.86:217:09
712.86:217:08
812.86:227:08
912.86:227:07
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1112.76:227:06
1212.76:237:05
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Sabana Grande de Boyá

In seasonPeak

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

Sabana Grande de Boyá 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 Sabana Grande de Boyá?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sabana Grande de Boyá.

What to pack for Sabana Grande de Boyá in August

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

In August, Sabana Grande de Boyá sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sabana Grande de Boyá 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 48 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
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Sabana Grande de Boyá in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sabana Grande de Boyá peaks around August 15 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 highAug 15UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sabana Grande de Boyá 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 Sabana Grande de Boyá is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2130 µg/m³Dec 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabana Grande de Boyá?

Sabana Grande de Boyá sits at 18.9°N, 69.8°W, 291 m above sea level, in Dominican Republic. The nearest listed city is Monte Plata, 15 km away.

BayaguanaCotuíLas TerrenasNaguaVilla AltagraciaSanto Domingo EsteCristo Rey

Topography around Sabana Grande de Boyá

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sabana Grande de Boyá.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabana Grande de Boyá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Sabana Grande de Boyá is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), water (25%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Monte Plata 15 km · Bayaguana 27 km · Cotuí 40 km · Las Terrenas 48 km · Nagua 49 km · Villa Altagracia 50 km · Santo Domingo Este 51 km · Cristo Rey 52 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 Sabana Grande de Boyá (18.945°, -69.7933°, elevation 291 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).