Jacmel Weather in August
Jacmel in August
The short of it: Jacmel in August averages a high of 34 °C (94 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 159 mm (6.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 23° · rain 159 mm · daylight 12 h 44 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Jacmel an average August high of 34°, a low of 23° and some 159 mm of rain. The height of summer in Jacmel, with afternoons near 34°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 159 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 44 min in mid-August, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Jacmel runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Cayes-Jacmel, 15 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Jacmel, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 76 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayes-JacmelSud-Est | 15 km E | 34° | 23° | 154 mm |
| MarigotSud-Est | 23 km E | 34° | 23° | 151 mm |
| LéogâneOuest | 32 km NNW | 34° | 23° | 153 mm |
| GrangwavOuest | 32 km NW | 34° | 23° | 157 mm |
| GressierOuest | 34 km N | 34° | 22° | 148 mm |
| KenscoffOuest | 36 km NE | 26° | 15° | 210 mm |
| CarrefourOuest | 36 km NNE | 34° | 22° | 141 mm |
| Port-au-PrinceOuest | 40 km NNE | 35° | 24° | 117 mm |