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Where it's hot in August in South America

South America coastal locations where the sea is genuinely warm in August. The regional average sits at 18.1°C in August. 398 of 947 tracked locations cross the comfortable swim threshold of 20°C this month — that's 42% of South America's coastline.

Above 20°C

398

42% of South America coastal locations, in August

Above 25°C

244

26% of South America coastal locations, in August

Warmest in August

Covenas

30.3°C in Colombia

What the South America sea feels like in August

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

South America monthly average 18.1°C to 22.7°C
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  • Warmest month February 22.7°C
  • Coldest month August 18.1°C
  • Annual mean 20.4°C
  • Months above 20°C 7 of 12

How August compares

August is a transition month for South America. The warmer half of the region's coast is comfortable; the cooler half is borderline.

All twelve months for South America:

South America sea temperatures right now

Live pins for South America coloured by today's reading. The list below uses the typical August mean built from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 hottest South America locations in August

Sorted by typical August sea temperature. The first column is the rank; the value column is the long-term mean for August. Click any place for its full page.

# Location August mean
1 Covenas 30.3°C
2 Tolu 30.3°C
3 Tintipan Island 30.0°C
4 Baru Island 29.9°C
5 Bahia el Tablazo Zulia 29.9°C
6 El Toro Zulia 29.9°C
7 Punta de Palmas Zulia 29.9°C
8 Malecon Zulia 29.8°C
9 Rosario Islands 29.8°C
10 Ilha Do Brigue State of Amapá 29.7°C
11 Punta Waini Barima-Waini 29.7°C
12 Cabimas 29.7°C
13 El Toro 29.7°C
14 Maracaibo 29.7°C
15 Tia Juana 29.7°C
16 Arboletes 29.6°C
17 Charity Pomeroon-Supenaam 29.6°C
18 Belfield Demerara-Mahaica 29.6°C
19 Demarara Light Buoy Demerara-Mahaica 29.6°C
20 Linden Upper Demerara-Berbice 29.6°C
21 Cartagena 29.6°C
22 La Boquilla 29.6°C
23 Necocli 29.5°C
24 Barcarena Para 29.5°C
25 Cameta Para 29.5°C
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26 Limoeiro do Ajuru Para 29.5°C
27 Oeiras do Para Para 29.5°C
28 Georgetown 29.5°C
29 Porto de Mosqueiro Pará 29.5°C
30 Belem Para 29.4°C
31 Turbo 29.4°C
32 Puerto de Hierro Sucre 29.4°C
33 Macapa Amapa 29.4°C
34 Santana Amapa 29.4°C
35 Cocal State of Amapá 29.4°C
36 Costa de Oro 29.4°C
37 Acandi 29.4°C
38 Capurgana 29.4°C
39 Rosignol 29.4°C
40 Ananindeua Para 29.3°C
41 New Amsterdam 29.3°C
42 Skeldon 29.2°C
43 Ilha De Colares Pará 29.1°C
44 Mountain San Andres and Providencia 29.1°C
45 Ilha dos Guaras State of Pará 29.0°C
46 Soure Para 29.0°C
47 San Andres 29.0°C
48 Providencia island 29.0°C
49 Nieuw Nickerie 29.0°C
50 Vigia Para 28.9°C

Above the comfortable-swim threshold (20°C)

Every South America location whose typical August mean sits above 20°C, the threshold most people find comfortable for unassisted swimming. 398 locations in total (42% of the region's coastline).

# Location August mean
1 Covenas 30.3°C
2 Tolu 30.3°C
3 Tintipan Island 30.0°C
4 Baru Island 29.9°C
5 Bahia el Tablazo Zulia 29.9°C
6 El Toro Zulia 29.9°C
7 Punta de Palmas Zulia 29.9°C
8 Malecon Zulia 29.8°C
9 Rosario Islands 29.8°C
10 Ilha Do Brigue State of Amapá 29.7°C
11 Punta Waini Barima-Waini 29.7°C
12 Cabimas 29.7°C
13 El Toro 29.7°C
14 Maracaibo 29.7°C
15 Tia Juana 29.7°C
16 Arboletes 29.6°C
17 Charity Pomeroon-Supenaam 29.6°C
18 Belfield Demerara-Mahaica 29.6°C
19 Demarara Light Buoy Demerara-Mahaica 29.6°C
20 Linden Upper Demerara-Berbice 29.6°C
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21 Cartagena 29.6°C
22 La Boquilla 29.6°C
23 Necocli 29.5°C
24 Barcarena Para 29.5°C
25 Cameta Para 29.5°C
26 Limoeiro do Ajuru Para 29.5°C
27 Oeiras do Para Para 29.5°C
28 Georgetown 29.5°C
29 Porto de Mosqueiro Pará 29.5°C
30 Belem Para 29.4°C
31 Turbo 29.4°C
32 Puerto de Hierro Sucre 29.4°C
33 Macapa Amapa 29.4°C
34 Santana Amapa 29.4°C
35 Cocal State of Amapá 29.4°C
36 Costa de Oro 29.4°C
37 Acandi 29.4°C
38 Capurgana 29.4°C
39 Rosignol 29.4°C
40 Ananindeua Para 29.3°C
41 New Amsterdam 29.3°C
42 Skeldon 29.2°C
43 Ilha De Colares Pará 29.1°C
44 Mountain San Andres and Providencia 29.1°C
45 Ilha dos Guaras State of Pará 29.0°C
46 Soure Para 29.0°C
47 San Andres 29.0°C
48 Providencia island 29.0°C
49 Nieuw Nickerie 29.0°C
50 Vigia Para 28.9°C
51 Puebloviejo 28.9°C
52 Sao Caetano de Odivelas Para 28.9°C
53 Barranquilla 28.9°C
54 Puerto Colombia 28.9°C
55 Domburg Wanica 28.8°C
56 Nieuw Amsterdam Commewijne 28.8°C
57 Suriname River Entrance Paramaribo 28.8°C
58 Los Roques 28.8°C
59 Marapanim Para 28.8°C
60 Gran Roque 28.8°C
61 Itaqui Maranhão 28.7°C
62 Ponta da Madeira Maranhão 28.7°C
63 Paramaribo 28.7°C
64 Isla Larga 28.7°C
65 Ocumare de la Costa 28.7°C
66 Patanemo 28.7°C
67 Choroni 28.7°C
68 Salinopolis Para 28.7°C
69 Puerto Cabello 28.7°C
70 Playa Cepe 28.7°C
71 Les Hattes Arrondissement of St.-Laurent-du-Maroni 28.6°C
72 Amazon river (near Manaus) Amazonas 28.6°C
73 Rio Negro (near Barcelos) Amazonas 28.6°C
74 Sao Joao de Pirabas Para 28.6°C
75 Iles du Salut Arrondissement of Cayenne 28.6°C
76 Kourou 28.6°C
77 Cayo Sombrero 28.6°C
78 Cayenne 28.6°C
79 Remire-Montjoly 28.6°C
80 Totness 28.6°C
81 Catia La Mar Vargas 28.6°C
82 Chichiriviche 28.5°C
83 Morrocoy National Park 28.5°C
84 Tucacas 28.5°C
85 Sao Luis Maranhao 28.5°C
86 Puerto La Guaira Vargas 28.5°C
87 Irapa 28.5°C
88 Augusto Correa Para 28.5°C
89 Taganga 28.5°C
90 Tayrona 28.5°C
91 Mana 28.5°C
92 Disney Espirito Santo 28.5°C
93 Alcantara Maranhao 28.5°C
94 Santa Marta 28.4°C
95 Sao Jose de Ribamar Maranhao 28.4°C
96 Caraballeda Vargas 28.4°C
97 La Guaira 28.4°C
98 Maiquetia Vargas 28.4°C
99 Ilha de Santana State of Maranhão 28.4°C
100 Jurado 28.3°C
101 Caracas 28.3°C
102 Nuqui 28.3°C
103 Pizarro Chocó 28.3°C
104 Bogota 28.2°C
105 Mosquera 28.2°C
106 Puerto Carupano Sucre 28.2°C
107 Buenaventura 28.1°C
108 Adícora 28.1°C
109 Guajira 28.1°C
110 Playa Medina 28.1°C
111 Rio Caribe 28.1°C
112 Juan Griego 27.9°C
113 La Vela de Coro 27.9°C
114 Playa El Agua 27.9°C
115 Riohacha 27.9°C
116 Amuay Falcon 27.9°C
117 Higuerote 27.8°C
118 Luis Correla Piauí 27.8°C
119 Mosquera Narino 27.8°C
120 Carupano 27.8°C
121 Isla de Plata 27.8°C
122 Tutoia Maranhao 27.7°C
123 Lencois Maranhenses Maranhao 27.7°C
124 Barcelona 27.7°C
125 Lecherias 27.7°C
126 Puerto la Cruz 27.7°C
127 El Charco 27.6°C
128 Coche Island 27.6°C
129 El Yaque 27.6°C
130 Margarita 27.6°C
131 Pampatar 27.6°C
132 Porlamar 27.6°C
133 Boca del Rio 27.6°C
134 Punta de Piedras 27.6°C
135 Mochima 27.5°C
136 Playa Colorada 27.5°C
137 Malpelo Island 27.5°C
138 Puerto Tumaco Nariño 27.5°C
139 Luis Correia Piaui 27.5°C
140 Pizarro 27.4°C
141 Araya 27.4°C
142 Cumana 27.4°C
143 Santa Cruz de los Taques 27.4°C
144 San Lorenzo 27.4°C
145 Valdez 27.4°C
146 Tumaco 27.3°C
147 Manaure 27.3°C
148 Camocim Ceara 27.3°C
149 Cabo de La Vela 27.2°C
150 Pedernales 27.2°C
151 Punta Cardon 27.2°C
152 Punto Fijo 27.2°C
153 Mariguitar 27.2°C
154 San Antonio del Golfo 27.2°C
155 Acaraú Ceará 27.1°C
156 Jijoca de Jericoacoara Ceara 27.1°C
157 Pecem Ceara 27.0°C
158 Esmeraldas 27.0°C
159 Barra Grande Ceara 26.9°C
160 Paracuru Ceara 26.9°C
161 Port of Pecem Ceara 26.9°C
162 Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks Federal District 26.9°C
163 Baia do Sancho Pernambuco 26.9°C
164 Fernando de Noronha Pernambuco 26.9°C
165 Caucaia Ceara 26.9°C
166 Cumbuco Ceara 26.9°C
167 Fortaleza Ceara 26.9°C
168 Areia Branca (Salineiro Terminal) State of Sergipe 26.8°C
169 Canoa Quebrada Ceara 26.8°C
170 Atacames 26.7°C
171 Tonsupa 26.7°C
172 Areia Branca Rio Grande do Norte 26.7°C
173 Touros Rio Grande do Norte 26.7°C
174 Macau Rio Grande do Norte 26.6°C
175 Porto de Natal Rio Grande do Norte 26.6°C
176 Natal Rio Grande do Norte 26.6°C
177 Ponta Negra Rio Grande do Norte 26.6°C
178 Pipa Rio Grande do Norte 26.6°C
179 La Mancha 26.6°C
180 Maracajau Rio Grande do Norte 26.5°C
181 Cabedelo (Rio Paraiba) Paraíba 26.4°C
182 Jacuma Paraiba 26.4°C
183 Pitimbu Paraiba 26.4°C
184 Tambaba Paraiba 26.4°C
185 Cabedelo Paraiba 26.4°C
186 Itamaraca Pernambuco 26.4°C
187 Joao Pessoa Paraiba 26.4°C
188 Porto de Suape Pernambuco 26.4°C
189 Jaboatão Pernambuco 26.4°C
190 Mompiche 26.4°C
191 Muisne 26.4°C
192 Cabo de Santo Agostinho Pernambuco 26.3°C
193 Ipojuca Pernambuco 26.3°C
194 Jaboatao dos Guararapes Pernambuco 26.3°C
195 Recife Pernambuco 26.3°C
196 Itapissuma Pernambuco 26.3°C
197 Muro Alto Beach Pernambuco 26.3°C
198 Olinda Pernambuco 26.3°C
199 Paulista Pernambuco 26.3°C
200 Porto de Galinhas Pernambuco 26.3°C
201 Maracaipe Pernambuco 26.3°C
202 Maragogi Alagoas 26.3°C
203 Praia dos Carneiros Pernambuco 26.3°C
204 Serrambi Pernambuco 26.3°C
205 Porto De Pedras Alagoas 26.3°C
206 Antunes Alagoas 26.3°C
207 Sao Jose da Coroa Grande Pernambuco 26.3°C
208 Tamandare Pernambuco 26.3°C
209 Maceio Alagoas 26.2°C
210 Japaratinga Alagoas 26.2°C
211 Barra de Santo Antonio Alagoas 26.2°C
212 Sao Miguel dos Milagres Alagoas 26.2°C
213 Marechal Deodoro Alagoas 26.1°C
214 Ponta Verde Alagoas 26.1°C
215 Praia do Frances Alagoas 26.1°C
216 Rio Sao Francisco Bar Sergipe 26.1°C
217 Sergipe Terminal Sergipe 26.0°C
218 Aracaju Sergipe 25.9°C
219 Barra dos Coqueiros Sergipe 25.9°C
220 Costa do Sauipe Bahia 25.8°C
221 Imbassai Bahia 25.8°C
222 Guarajuba Bahia 25.8°C
223 Praia do Forte Bahia 25.8°C
224 Porto de Aratu Bahia 25.8°C
225 Pedernales 25.7°C
226 Itaparica Island Bahia 25.7°C
227 Porto de Madre De Deus Bahia 25.6°C
228 Itacare Bahia 25.6°C
229 Madre de Deus Bahia 25.6°C
230 Salvador Bahia 25.6°C
231 Sao Francisco do Conde Bahia 25.6°C
232 Barra Grande Bahia 25.6°C
233 Boipeba Bahia 25.6°C
234 Ponta do Alambique Bahia 25.6°C
235 Morro de Sao Paulo Bahia 25.6°C
236 Ilheus Bahia 25.5°C
237 Darwin Island 25.5°C
238 Canavieiras Bahia 25.4°C
239 Belmonte Bahia 25.3°C
240 Arraial d'Ajuda Bahia 25.0°C
241 Coroa Vermelha Bahia 25.0°C
242 Porto Seguro Bahia 25.0°C
243 Santa Cruz Cabralia Bahia 25.0°C
244 Wolf Island 25.0°C
245 Unas dos Abrolhos Bahia 24.9°C
246 Abrolhos Archipelago Bahia 24.8°C
247 Cumuruxatiba Bahia 24.8°C
248 Trancoso Bahia 24.8°C
249 Bahia de Caraquez 24.7°C
250 Manta 24.7°C
251 Caravelas Bahia 24.4°C
252 Nova Vicosa Bahia 24.3°C
253 Bajo Alto 24.2°C
254 Jambeli 24.2°C
255 El Oro 24.2°C
256 Machala 24.2°C
257 Conceicao da Barra Espirito Santo 24.2°C
258 Mucuri Bahia 24.2°C
259 Guriri Espirito Santo 24.2°C
260 Itaunas Espirito Santo 24.2°C
261 Sao Mateus Espirito Santo 24.2°C
262 Los Frailes Beach 24.1°C
263 Machalilla 24.1°C
264 Huaquillas 24.0°C
265 Isla de la Plata 24.0°C
266 Duran 23.9°C
267 Guayaquil 23.9°C
268 Puna Island 23.9°C
269 Subida Alta 23.9°C
270 Ayampe 23.9°C
271 Puerto Lopez 23.9°C
272 Puerto Rico 23.9°C
273 Salango 23.9°C
274 Una da Trinidade Espírito Santo 23.8°C
275 Puerto Pizarro 23.8°C
276 Tumbes 23.8°C
277 Ilha Da Trindade State of Espírito Santo 23.7°C
278 Trindade and Martim Vaz Espirito Santo 23.7°C
279 Bajada 23.7°C
280 Montanita 23.7°C
281 Olon 23.7°C
282 Data de Villamil 23.6°C
283 Engabao 23.6°C
284 Gral Villamil 23.6°C
285 Playas 23.6°C
286 Posorja 23.6°C
287 Caleta Zorritos Zorritos 23.6°C
288 Ayangue 23.5°C
289 Ballenita 23.5°C
290 Chipipe 23.5°C
291 La Libertad 23.5°C
292 Punta Blanca 23.5°C
293 Punta Centinela 23.5°C
294 Salinas 23.5°C
295 San Pablo 23.5°C
296 Valdivia 23.5°C
297 Regencia Espírito Santo 23.5°C
298 Bocapan 23.5°C
299 Zorritos 23.5°C
300 Anconcito 23.4°C
301 Monteverde 23.3°C
302 Porto do Tubarao Espírito Santo 23.3°C
303 Chanduy 23.3°C
304 Cancas 23.2°C
305 Punta Sal 23.2°C
306 Terminal de Barra do Riacho Espírito Santo 23.2°C
307 Guarapari Espirito Santo 22.9°C
308 Disney State of Espírito Santo 22.9°C
309 Vila Velha Espirito Santo 22.9°C
310 Vitoria Espirito Santo 22.9°C
311 Baltra Island 22.8°C
312 Piuma Espirito Santo 22.8°C
313 Itapemirim Espírito Santo 22.7°C
314 Marataizes Espirito Santo 22.7°C
315 Terminal da Ponta do Ubu Anchieta 22.6°C
316 Atafona Rio de Janeiro 22.5°C
317 Puerto Ayora 22.5°C
318 Santa Cruz 22.5°C
319 San Cristobal 22.4°C
320 Caleta Aeolian Islas Galápagos 22.4°C
321 Puerto Baquerizo Moreno 22.3°C
322 Los Organos 22.3°C
323 Mancora 22.3°C
324 Vichayito 22.3°C
325 Cabo de Sao Tome Rio de Janeiro 22.2°C
326 Parati Rio de Janeiro 22.2°C
327 San Cristobal Islas Galápagos 22.1°C
328 Santa Cruz Islas Galápagos 22.1°C
329 Ilha Guaíba Rio de Janeiro 22.0°C
330 Itacurussá Rio de Janeiro 22.0°C
331 Itaguaí Rio de Janeiro 22.0°C
332 Porto do Açu Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
333 Praia do Farol State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
334 Ilha de Brocoio Rio de Janeiro 21.8°C
335 Ilha do Boqueirao Rio de Janeiro 21.8°C
336 Punta do Imbui Rio de Janeiro 21.8°C
337 Macae State of Rio de Janeiro 21.8°C
338 Puerto Villamil 21.7°C
339 Arraial do Cabo State of Rio de Janeiro 21.7°C
340 Cabo Frio State of Rio de Janeiro 21.7°C
341 Pontal do Atalaia State of Rio de Janeiro 21.7°C
342 Praia do Forno State of Rio de Janeiro 21.7°C
343 Saquarema State of Rio de Janeiro 21.7°C
344 Macae (Imbetiba) Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
345 Mangaratiba State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
346 Porto Buzios Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
347 Armacao de Buzios State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
348 Barra da Tijuca State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
349 Buzios State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
350 Ferradura State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
351 Ferradurinha Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
352 Geriba Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
353 Macae State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
354 Recreio dos Bandeirantes State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
355 Tartaruga Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
356 Tucuns Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
357 Paraty State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
358 Sepetiba State of Rio de Janeiro 21.6°C
359 Angra dos Reis State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
360 Azeda Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
361 Joao Fernandes Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
362 Praia dos Ossos State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
363 Rio das Ostras State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
364 Duque de Caxias State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
365 Botafogo State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
366 Copacabana State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
367 Ipanema State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
368 Laranjeiras State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
369 Leblon State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
370 Maceio State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
371 Niteroi State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
372 Pitangueiras State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
373 Prainha Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
374 Red Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
375 Rio de Janeiro State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
376 Ilha Grande State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
377 Lopes Mendes State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
378 Vila do Abraao State of Rio de Janeiro 21.5°C
379 Caraguatatuba Sao Paulo 21.3°C
380 Itamambuca Beach Sao Paulo 21.3°C
381 Ubatuba Sao Paulo 21.3°C
382 Ilhabela Sao Paulo 20.9°C
383 Sao Sebastiao Sao Paulo 20.9°C
384 Juquei Sao Paulo 20.9°C
385 Maresias Sao Paulo 20.9°C
386 Anakena 20.8°C
387 Easter Island 20.8°C
388 Hanga Roa 20.8°C
389 Lobitos 20.7°C
390 Bertioga Sao Paulo 20.7°C
391 Guaruja Sao Paulo 20.5°C
392 Santos Sao Paulo 20.5°C
393 Sao Vicente Sao Paulo 20.5°C
394 Isla de Pascua (Hanga Piko) Valparaíso 20.5°C
395 Praia Grande Sao Paulo 20.4°C
396 Itanhaem Sao Paulo 20.2°C
397 Ponta Paranapua State of São Paulo 20.2°C
398 Peruibe Sao Paulo 20.0°C

What this list does and doesn't tell you

Sea temperature is one input. Air temperature, wind, swell, and crowding all shape what a beach actually feels like. A 22°C sea on a cold cloudy day with strong onshore wind feels colder than the number suggests. A 17°C sea on a hot still day feels warmer.

The rankings here are typical means built from about ten years of daily readings, so they represent a normal August, not whatever's happening this week. For today's actual reading, click through to any location page. The 30-day chart will show you the current trend.

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