Brades weather in August

In August, Brades sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 88 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.6 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 52% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Brades's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brades's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Brades is village and the de facto capital of the British overseas territory of Montserrat.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Brades 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 28°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 Brades

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 13 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
13
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.

Brades 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°3511.711.17.1
Feb25° / 24°227.811.47.6
Mar26° / 24°197.211.97.8
Apr26° / 25°308.312.47.3
May27° / 26°5410.712.86.6
Jun27° / 26°4310.4136.4
Jul28° / 26°7115.312.95.9
Aug28° / 26°8816.612.65.6
Sep28° / 26°11617.212.15.1
Oct28° / 26°12117.711.65.4
Nov27° / 26°9715.911.25.8
Dec26° / 25°6014.7116.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47129
57030
67030
77129
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97030
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brades gets around 88 mm of rain over 16.6 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 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
553
653
753
853
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55941
65842
75743
85644
95644
105545
115446
125347
135347
145248
155149
165149
175050
184951
194951
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224852
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244753
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304753
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Wind in August

Winds average 26 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:526:38
212.75:526:37
312.75:536:37
412.75:536:36
512.75:536:36
612.75:536:36
712.75:546:35
812.75:546:35
912.75:546:34
1012.75:546:34
1112.65:556:33
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2012.55:576:27
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3112.35:586:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Brades

In seasonPeak

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

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

Brades's rainy season runs July–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Brades 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 Brades?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brades in August

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

In August, Brades sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Brades 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 at the nearest coast (about 13 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
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Brades 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 Brades peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 24UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Brades 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 Brades is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2226 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brades?

Brades sits at 16.8°N, 62.2°W, 52 m above sea level, in Montserrat. The nearest listed city is Plymouth, 10 km away.

Plymouth

Topography around Brades

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brades has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m.

The land around Brades is covered by water (46%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (88%) within 16 km, and water (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
1,037 m
80 km
1,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Plymouth 10 km · Falmouth 53 km · English Harbour 53 km · St. John's 54 km · Sainte-Rose 75 km · Basseterre 78 km · Baie-Mahault 89 km · Petit-Bourg 94 km

Montserrat travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
230 V · 60 Hz
Religion
Protestant 71%Roman Catholic 11%none 8%other/not stated 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 Brades (16.7918°, -62.2106°, elevation 52 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).