Tigwav weather in August

In August, Tigwav sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 111 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tigwav's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tigwav's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

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 Tigwav reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Tigwav

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.

Tigwav weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°204.7117.7
Feb28° / 22°225.411.47.5
Mar28° / 23°448.911.96.6
Apr28° / 24°801412.45.5
May29° / 24°13418.712.94.5
Jun30° / 25°9315.113.14.5
Jul30° / 25°8915.8134.4
Aug30° / 26°11118.112.64.0
Sep30° / 25°12119.512.13.9
Oct29° / 25°13219.811.64.3
Nov28° / 24°7512.511.15.8
Dec28° / 23°295.610.97.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45743
55743
65842
75842
85743
95743
105743
115743
125842
135842
145743
155743
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225248
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275050
284951
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315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tigwav gets around 111 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
253
353
453
553
653
753
853
954
1054
1155
1255
1356
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1557
1658
1759
1860
1961
2062
2162
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2664
2764
2864
2964
3063
3163

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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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
127523
227523
327523
427523
527424
627424
727424
827424
917524
1017524
1117524
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2608317
2708317
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2908317
3008416
3108416

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:326:23
212.85:336:22
312.85:336:22
412.85:336:21
512.85:346:21
612.85:346:20
712.85:346:20
812.75:346:19
912.75:356:19
1012.75:356:18
1112.75:356:18
1212.75:366:17
1312.75:366:16
1412.75:366:16
1512.65:366:15
1612.65:376:14
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2012.65:386:12
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2812.45:396:05
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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 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tigwav

In seasonPeak

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

Tigwav 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 Tigwav?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tigwav for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tigwav in August

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

In August, Tigwav sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tigwav 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 22 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 Tigwav 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 Tigwav peaks around June 14 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 highHighJun 14UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tigwav 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 Tigwav 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 Tigwav?

Tigwav sits at 18.4°N, 72.9°W, 16 m above sea level, in Haiti. The nearest listed city is Grangwav, 10 km away.

MiragoâneLéogâneGressierJacmelCarrefourArcahaiePort-au-Prince

Topography around Tigwav

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tigwav has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,243 m.

The land around Tigwav is covered by water (43%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (45%), grassland (31%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
1,366 m
80 km
2,243 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Grangwav 10 km · Miragoâne 24 km · Léogâne 26 km · Gressier 38 km · Jacmel 41 km · Carrefour 50 km · Arcahaie 53 km · Port-au-Prince 57 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 Tigwav (18.4312°, -72.8652°, elevation 16 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).