The threat of severe weather is one that travelers must be aware of when visiting Dominica during the month of August. Protect yourself by keeping on top of local forecasts, both before you leave and while on vacation.
On a typical August day, during the early morning hours you will probably find the temperature will be around 81.9 degrees.
The temperature will rise over the course of the typical August day, reaching somewhere around 87.3 degrees by early afternoon.
By the early evening hours in August the temperature will generally fall to somewhere in the vicinity of 80.1 degrees.
For the month of August as a whole, temperatures in Dominica average around 81.4 degrees.
| Early Morning | Late Morning | Early Afternoon | Late Afternoon | Early Evening | Overall |
| 81.9° F |
86.6° F |
87.3° F |
84.8° F |
80.1° F |
81.4° F |
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Rain
During August, rain is most likely to occur around 11:00 AM, and least likely to occur around 8:00 PM.
In Dominica during August, thunderstorms -- when they occur -- are most likely sometime around 2:00 PM.
| Percent Frequencies of Hourly Observations | | Hour | Rain and/or Drizzle | Thunder- storms |
| 2:00 AM |
20.6 % |
2 % |
| 5:00 AM |
20.7 % |
2.4 % |
| 8:00 AM |
23.6 % |
2.4 % |
| 11:00 AM |
24.3 % |
2.4 % |
| 2:00 PM |
22.6 % |
5.8 % |
| 5:00 PM |
23.9 % |
3.2 % |
| 8:00 PM |
16.8 % |
1.9 % |
| 11:00 PM |
17.6 % |
1.9 % |
| ALL |
21.2 % |
2.7 % |
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