Sainte-Rose weather in August

In August, Sainte-Rose sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 69 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sainte-Rose's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sainte-Rose's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:54 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
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 Sainte-Rose reaches about 28°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 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Sainte-Rose weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°3813.311.16.7
Feb25° / 24°269.511.57.1
Mar26° / 24°227.411.97.5
Apr26° / 24°319.512.46.9
May27° / 25°4710.312.86.4
Jun28° / 26°3811.3136.1
Jul28° / 26°5315.312.95.8
Aug28° / 26°691712.55.2
Sep28° / 26°9817.712.14.8
Oct28° / 26°10118.711.65.2
Nov27° / 25°8116.611.25.7
Dec26° / 24°4714.2116.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36436
46436
56436
66337
76337
86436
96436
106436
116337
126436
136436
146337
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sainte-Rose gets around 69 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
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1957
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2656
2755
2855
2955
3054
3154

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18515
28416
38416
48317
58317
68317
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:516:35
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312.75:516:34
412.75:526:34
512.75:526:33
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1312.65:546:29
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1712.55:546:27
1812.55:556:26
1912.55:556:26
2012.55:556:25
2112.55:556:24
2212.55:556:24
2312.55:566:23
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3112.35:576:17

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 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sainte-Rose

In seasonPeak

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

Sainte-Rose sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Sainte-Rose's rainy season runs May–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Sainte-Rose sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Sainte-Rose?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sainte-Rose for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sainte-Rose in August

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

In August, Sainte-Rose sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sainte-Rose 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 offshore 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
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Sainte-Rose 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 Sainte-Rose peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Sainte-Rose 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 Sainte-Rose is worst in June — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2325 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sainte-Rose?

Sainte-Rose sits at 16.3°N, 61.7°W, 22 m above sea level, in Guadeloupe. The nearest listed city is Baie-Mahault, 14 km away.

Baie-MahaultPetit-BourgPointe-à-PitreLes AbymesLe GosierCapesterre-Belle-EauSainte-AnneLe Moule

Topography around Sainte-Rose

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sainte-Rose has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 765 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,444 m.

The land around Sainte-Rose is covered by water (47%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and water (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
765 m
80 km
1,444 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Baie-Mahault 14 km · Petit-Bourg 19 km · Pointe-à-Pitre 20 km · Les Abymes 22 km · Le Gosier 26 km · Capesterre-Belle-Eau 35 km · Sainte-Anne 36 km · Le Moule 37 km

Guadeloupe travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz

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 Sainte-Rose (16.3326°, -61.6969°, elevation 22 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).