Surinam Weather in August
Surinam in August
The short of it: Surinam in August averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 18° · rain 79 mm · daylight 11 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
August in Surinam brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 18°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 24°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 25 min in mid-August, 25 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Surinam runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Chemin Grenier, 5 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Surinam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemin GrenierSavanne | 5 km WNW | 23° | 17° | 87 mm |
| Rivière des AnguillesSavanne | 6 km ENE | 23° | 17° | 88 mm |
| Camp DiableSavanne | 9 km NE | 23° | 17° | 88 mm |
| Grand BoisSavanne | 11 km NNE | 22° | 17° | 96 mm |
| L’EscalierGrand Port | 12 km ENE | 24° | 18° | 83 mm |
| Rose BelleGrand Port | 15 km NE | 22° | 16° | 96 mm |
| New GroveGrand Port | 16 km NE | 22° | 16° | 96 mm |
| Nouvelle FranceGrand Port | 17 km NNE | 21° | 15° | 98 mm |