Palmetto Bay weather in August

In August, Palmetto Bay sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 80°F, with 5.3 in of rain across 21.1 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 86°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Palmetto Bay's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Palmetto Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
1st warmest
Overnight low
80°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.3 in
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
7 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Palmetto Bay is village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America.

Density
1,117/km²
people per km²
Founded
2002

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 86°F through the month.

A typical August day in Palmetto Bay reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 80°F overnight — a 6°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Palmetto Bay

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.

Palmetto Bay 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
Jan74° / 65°1.76.410.67.6
Feb74° / 66°1.45.711.17.8
Mar76° / 68°1.7611.87.8
Apr79° / 72°1.97.412.67.3
May82° / 75°3.411.213.26.4
Jun84° / 78°5.419.713.64.2
Jul85° / 80°3.919.613.44.0
Aug86° / 80°5.321.112.93.8
Sep84° / 79°5.82112.24.0
Oct82° / 76°4.414.311.45.7
Nov78° / 72°2.08.110.77.2
Dec75° / 68°1.56.810.47.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Palmetto Bay gets around 5.3 in of rain over 21.1 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 68% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13070
22971
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:517:04
213.25:517:03
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.98 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 Palmetto Bay

In seasonPeak

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

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

Palmetto Bay'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 Palmetto Bay?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Palmetto Bay.

What to pack for Palmetto Bay in August

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

In August, Palmetto Bay sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 80°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Palmetto Bay in August

The nearest coast averages about 85°F 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 12 mi away) is warmest in August at about 85°F and coldest in February near 76°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

75°80°85°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan76Warm
Feb76Warm
Mar77Warm
Apr78Warm
May81Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct83Tropical
Nov80Warm
Dec78Warm

UV index in Palmetto Bay 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 Palmetto Bay peaks around July 15 at about 12 (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 highHighJul 15UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Palmetto Bay 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 Palmetto Bay is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1723 µg/m³Nov 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Palmetto Bay?

Palmetto Bay sits at 25.6°N, 80.3°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cutler, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Palmetto Bay

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Palmetto Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 ft around an average of 16 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 ft.

The land around Palmetto Bay is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, water (37%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 10 miles, and water (42%) and wetland (38%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
49 ft
10 miles
148 ft
50 miles
217 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Cutler 1.2 mi · Cutler Bay 3.1 mi · Cutler Ridge 3.1 mi · Pinecrest 3.1 mi · South Miami Heights 3.7 mi · Kendall 3.7 mi · Three Lakes 5.0 mi · The Crossings 5.6 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 Palmetto Bay (25.6218°, -80.3248°, elevation 10 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). 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).