Saint-Benoît weather in August

In August, Saint-Benoît sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 51 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Saint-Benoît's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Benoît's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:43 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Saint-Benoît reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Saint-Benoît weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 23°22319.313.15.4
Feb25° / 23°23119.712.75.1
Mar25° / 23°22320.212.15.4
Apr24° / 22°8715.411.56.2
May22° / 21°9516.2116.1
Jun21° / 19°5813.110.76.3
Jul20° / 18°5814.510.86.0
Aug20° / 18°5112.111.36.3
Sep20° / 18°4010.311.96.6
Oct21° / 19°4810.312.56.7
Nov22° / 20°6410.5136.8
Dec24° / 22°12915.613.36.2

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 39% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2928
3928
4928
5928
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13928
14928
15919
16919
17919
189010
199010
209010
219010
228911
238911
248911
258911
268911
279010
289010
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saint-Benoît gets around 51 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
241
341
440
540
639
739
838
938
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2038
2138
2238
2339
2439
2540
2640
2740
2841
2941
3040
3140

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1854362
2854362
3855352
4855352
5856342
6856342
7856342
8857332
9857332
10758332
11757342
12758341
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23753391
24753391
25752401
26752401
27752401
28751411
29751411
30750421
31651421

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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1018light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:525:54
211.06:525:54
311.16:515:55
411.16:515:55
511.16:505:56
611.16:505:56
711.16:495:56
811.16:485:57
911.26:485:57
1011.26:475:57
1111.26:475:58
1211.26:465:58
1311.26:455:58
1411.26:445:59
1511.36:445:59
1611.36:435:59
1711.36:426:00
1811.36:426:00
1911.36:416:00
2011.36:406:01
2111.46:396:01
2211.46:386:01
2311.46:376:02
2411.46:376:02
2511.46:366:02
2611.56:356:03
2711.56:346:03
2811.56:336:03
2911.56:326:03
3011.56:316:04
3111.66:306:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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44.4Bright
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295.2Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Saint-Benoît

In seasonPeak

None of Saint-Benoît's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Saint-Benoît sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Saint-Benoît's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Saint-Benoît?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Benoît for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Benoît in August

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

In August, Saint-Benoît sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saint-Benoît in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saint-Benoît in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-Benoît peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Benoît?

Saint-Benoît sits at 21.0°S, 55.7°E, 17 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is Saint-André, 11 km away.

Saint-AndréSainte-SuzanneSainte-MarieSaint-DenisLe TamponSaint-JosephLa PossessionSaint-Pierre

Topography around Saint-Benoît

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Benoît has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,036 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Saint-Benoît is covered by water (43%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
2,036 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Saint-André 11 km · Sainte-Suzanne 18 km · Sainte-Marie 23 km · Saint-Denis 33 km · Le Tampon 34 km · Saint-Joseph 39 km · La Possession 41 km · Saint-Pierre 42 km

Reunion travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E
220 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 Saint-Benoît (-21.0379°, 55.7155°, elevation 17 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).