Arcahaie weather in August

In August, Arcahaie sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 36 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Arcahaie's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arcahaie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:35 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Arcahaie is human settlement in Arcahaie, Haiti.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Arcahaie reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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 Arcahaie

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.

Arcahaie 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
Jan27° / 22°71.8118.4
Feb27° / 22°8211.48.2
Mar27° / 23°154.411.97.8
Apr28° / 23°277.212.47.1
May28° / 24°5712.212.95.6
Jun29° / 25°377.613.15.5
Jul30° / 26°214.7135.7
Aug30° / 26°365.812.65.5
Sep30° / 25°438.312.15.3
Oct29° / 25°489.211.65.7
Nov28° / 24°254.711.17.0
Dec28° / 23°81.810.98.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36238
46139
56139
66139
76040
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
136040
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Arcahaie gets around 36 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
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516
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1015
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3124

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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22971
32971
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52971
62971
72971
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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126calm
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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 5:30 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:306:22
212.85:316:21
312.85:316:21
412.85:316:20
512.85:326:20
612.85:326:19
712.85:326:19
812.85:336:18
912.75:336:18
1012.75:336:17
1112.75:346:17
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1312.75:346:15
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1512.75:356:14
1612.65:356:13
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1912.65:366:11
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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 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
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46.6Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Arcahaie

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Arcahaie?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arcahaie in August

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

In August, Arcahaie sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Arcahaie in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 17 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Arcahaie 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 Arcahaie peaks around March 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 21UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Arcahaie 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 Arcahaie is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (March, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2231 µg/m³Mar 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arcahaie?

Arcahaie sits at 18.8°N, 72.5°W, 15 m above sea level, in Haiti. The nearest listed city is Gressier, 26 km away.

GressierDésarmesCarrefourPort-au-PrinceLéogâneVerrettesDelmasCroix-des-Bouquets

Topography around Arcahaie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arcahaie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Arcahaie is covered by water (46%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (53%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
1,383 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Gressier 26 km · Désarmes 28 km · Carrefour 29 km · Port-au-Prince 31 km · Léogâne 32 km · Verrettes 32 km · Delmas 34 km · Croix-des-Bouquets 37 km

Haiti travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,694
2025
Happiness
3.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
41.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
18.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Catholic 55%Protestant 29%none 10%other 5%

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 Arcahaie (18.7702°, -72.5123°, elevation 15 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).