Belle Glade weather in August

In August, Belle Glade sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 78°F, with 4.9 in of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Belle Glade's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belle Glade's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
78°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4.9 in
20.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Belle Glade is city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

Density
999/km²
people per km²
Founded
1925

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 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Belle Glade reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 78°F overnight — a 8°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Belle Glade

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Belle Glade weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan72° / 61°1.95.910.57.4
Feb74° / 63°1.75.411.17.8
Mar76° / 65°2.15.611.87.8
Apr80° / 69°1.96.412.67.3
May83° / 73°3.09.913.35.9
Jun86° / 77°5.318.813.64.0
Jul87° / 78°4.219.413.53.6
Aug87° / 78°4.920.712.93.6
Sep85° / 78°5.318.912.24.1
Oct82° / 74°3.311.111.46.1
Nov77° / 69°1.45.610.77.7
Dec74° / 64°1.3510.47.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54060
64060
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84159
94159
104159
114159
124258
134258
144258
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303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Belle Glade gets around 4.9 in of rain over 20.7 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 66% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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266
366
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566
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1164
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1565
1665
1765
1866
1966
2067
2167
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2668
2768
2868
2969
3069
3169

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106238
206139
306139
406139
506139
606040
706040
806040
906040
1005941
1105941
1205941
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1405842
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:517:07
213.35:517:06
313.25:527:06
413.25:527:05
513.25:537:04
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713.15:547:03
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1113.15:567:00
1213.05:566:59
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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 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Belle Glade

In seasonPeak

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

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

Belle Glade's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Belle Glade?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belle Glade.

What to pack for Belle Glade in August

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

In August, Belle Glade sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 78°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Belle Glade in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belle Glade peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Belle Glade 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 Belle Glade is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1819 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Belle Glade?

Belle Glade sits at 26.7°N, 80.7°W, 16 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is The Acreage, 26 mi away.

Topography around Belle Glade

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Belle Glade.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Belle Glade has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 ft around an average of 13 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 ft.

The land around Belle Glade is covered by cropland (27%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (51%) within 10 miles, and wetland (27%), trees (20%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
39 ft
10 miles
59 ft
50 miles
200 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: The Acreage 26 mi · Wellington 26 mi · Royal Palm Beach 27 mi · Greenacres City 34 mi · Palm Beach Gardens 34 mi · Lake Worth Corridor 35 mi · Palm Springs 35 mi · Lake Worth Beach 37 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

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 Belle Glade (26.6845°, -80.6676°, elevation 16 ft), 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). 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).