Puerto Cabezas weather in August

In August, Puerto Cabezas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 229 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto Cabezas's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Cabezas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:24 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto Cabezas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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 Puerto Cabezas

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.

Puerto Cabezas weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 23°6219.711.35.3
Feb28° / 23°3914.511.55.9
Mar28° / 24°3412.411.96.0
Apr29° / 25°4012.312.35.3
May30° / 25°18521.912.63.8
Jun29° / 25°26127.212.83.1
Jul29° / 25°23327.912.73.2
Aug29° / 25°2292812.53.1
Sep29° / 25°22627.212.13.1
Oct29° / 24°26827.311.73.2
Nov28° / 24°20923.511.34.1
Dec28° / 23°9221.911.24.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42872
52773
62773
72773
82773
92773
102674
112674
122674
132674
142773
152674
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182773
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202971
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243070
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283268
293268
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Cabezas gets around 229 mm of rain over 28 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
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3189

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9595
10595
11595
12595
13496
14496
15496
16496
17397
18397
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27397
28496
29496
30496
31496

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
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911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:215:58
212.65:215:58
312.65:215:58
412.65:215:57
512.65:225:57
612.65:225:57
712.65:225:56
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912.55:225:55
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1112.55:235:54
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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 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.13 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 Puerto Cabezas

In seasonPeak

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

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

Puerto Cabezas's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Cabezas?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Cabezas.

What to pack for Puerto Cabezas in August

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

In August, Puerto Cabezas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Cabezas 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 18 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Puerto Cabezas 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 Puerto Cabezas peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 15UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Puerto Cabezas 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 Puerto Cabezas is worst in July — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.4× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1435 µg/m³Nov 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr19Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug25Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Cabezas?

Puerto Cabezas sits at 14.0°N, 83.4°W, 8 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Siuna, 154 km away.

SiunaPearl LagoonRamaBluefieldsRío BlancoDulce Nombre de Culmí

Topography around Puerto Cabezas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Cabezas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m.

The land around Puerto Cabezas is covered by grassland (29%), water (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (50%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
403 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Siuna 154 km · Pearl Lagoon 191 km · Rama 227 km · Bluefields 229 km · Río Blanco 233 km · San Andrés 244 km · Dulce Nombre de Culmí 259 km · Iriona 282 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 1%

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 Puerto Cabezas (14.0351°, -83.3888°, elevation 8 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).