Tamiami weather in August

In August, Tamiami sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 77°F, with 7.5 in of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Tamiami's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamiami's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
77°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7.5 in
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Tamiami is census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.

Density
2,873/km²
people per km²

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 89°F through the month.

A typical August day in Tamiami reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 77°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 87°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Tamiami

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.

Tamiami weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan76° / 59°1.55.910.67.7
Feb78° / 61°1.3611.17.5
Mar80° / 64°1.75.911.87.3
Apr84° / 68°2.2812.66.0
May87° / 72°4.113.513.24.6
Jun88° / 76°8.323.213.63.0
Jul89° / 77°6.724.513.42.7
Aug89° / 77°7.525.312.92.6
Sep88° / 76°7.123.112.23.0
Oct85° / 73°4.11411.44.8
Nov81° / 67°1.56.710.77.0
Dec78° / 62°1.25.610.47.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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

Any precipitation

Tamiami gets around 7.5 in of rain over 25.3 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 81% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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25941
35842
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65644
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95347
105248
115149
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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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
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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 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tamiami

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tamiami's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Tamiami?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tamiami.

What to pack for Tamiami in August

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

In August, Tamiami sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 77°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tamiami 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 19 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 Tamiami 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 Tamiami 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 Tamiami 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 Tamiami 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 Tamiami?

Tamiami sits at 25.8°N, 80.4°W, 3 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sweetwater, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Tamiami

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tamiami has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 ft around an average of 10 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 ft.

The land around Tamiami is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (39%) and wetland (32%) within 10 miles, and wetland (45%) and water (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
56 ft
10 miles
174 ft
50 miles
217 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Sweetwater 1.9 mi · University Park 1.9 mi · Fountainebleau 3.1 mi · Kendale Lakes 3.7 mi · Kendall West 4.3 mi · Westchester 4.3 mi · Sunset 4.3 mi · Doral 5.0 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 Tamiami (25.7587°, -80.3984°, elevation 3 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).