Many travelers find that the high temperatures and increased precipitation found during the month of August make it a less than ideal time to visit Aruba. The risk of severe weather is also higher during this time, but great discounts provide an extra incentive for those willing to brave these conditions.
Typical Weather in August
During August the temperatures in Aruba typically vary between a daily high of about 89.0 degrees and a daily low of approximately 80.0 degrees
| Monthly Averages | | High | Low | Rainfall
(inches) | No. of Days
with Rain |
| 89.0° F |
80.0° F |
N.A. |
9.0 |
|
During the early morning hours of an average August day in Aruba, you can expect the temperature will be in the vicinity of 82.0 degrees.
Temperatures in Aruba typically rise during the day, to an average of 88.7 degrees in the early afternoon.
By the early evening hours in August the temperature will generally fall to somewhere in the vicinity of 81.9 degrees.
For the month of August as a whole, temperatures in Aruba average around 83.9 degrees.
| Early Morning | Late Morning | Early Afternoon | Late Afternoon | Early Evening | Overall |
| 82.0° F |
87.0° F |
88.7° F |
86.3° F |
81.9° F |
83.9° F |
|
Rain
Rain is most likely to occur around 5:00 AM
during the month of August, and it is least likely to occur around 8:00 PM.
To the extent thunderstorms occur in Aruba during August, they are most likely to occur around 5:00 AM, as shown in the following table.
| Percent Frequencies of Hourly Observations | | Hour | Rain
and/or
Drizzle | Thunder-
storms |
| 2:00 AM |
5.8 % |
0.3 % |
| 5:00 AM |
9.8 % |
1.6 % |
| 8:00 AM |
7.8 % |
0.4 % |
| 11:00 AM |
5 % |
0.8 % |
| 2:00 PM |
5.7 % |
0.9 % |
| 5:00 PM |
2.6 % |
0.2 % |
| 8:00 PM |
1.2 % |
0 % |
| 11:00 PM |
1.3 % |
0.2 % |
| ALL |
4.6 % |
0.5 % |
|
