Socotra in August
August is the most humid month of the year, level with September, and the last one at full monsoon strength, so the island is still shut to visitors.
| August | 2001 to 2025 |
|---|---|
| Average day high | 27.4 C |
| Average night low | 24.1 C |
| Rain | 13 mm for the month |
| Wind | 44.1 km/h mean |
| Humidity | 82 percent |
Day high and night low are the average of each day's maximum and minimum in NASA POWER's daily data; rain, wind and humidity are its monthly climatology. Both v2.10.1, averaged over January 2001 to December 2025, accessed 2026-11-06. One grid cell of about half a degree covers Hadibo, the Diksam plateau and the south coast, so these are island-lowland figures: the plateau and the Haggeher mountains are cooler and take far more moisture than they show.
Getting there, and what is open
Most operators are in their off-season through August. The site's lead-time guidance covers only October to April dates, so there is no August entry to plan against.
Sea and wind
August is the last month of full monsoon strength. Its mean wind of 44.1 km/h is second only to July's 47.3, and the next month brings the first real easing, down to 31.6 km/h in September. The published research still has the south coast under high waves and the north under gale-force wind.
Humidity peaks at 82 percent, shared with September. Days average 27.4 C, the same as July, and nights 24.1 C, with 13 mm of rain.
Bloom and wildlife
The bottle tree has one month of dormancy left to run, and the chameleon's access window opens again in October.
Photography
Nothing is reachable to photograph. The first month worth planning a camera around after the monsoon is October.
Good in August
No place in the catalogue lists August in its season, so there are no picks here. October is the first month the place records count as open.
Planning a trip?
August questions
Is anything open on Socotra in August?+
What is the weather like on Socotra in August?+
Sources
- NASA POWER, monthly climatology and daily data, version v2.10.1, January 2001 to December 2025, accessed 6 November 2026
The data was obtained from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division. The data was obtained from the POWER Project's v2.10.1 version on 2026/11/06.
- Scholte, Al-Okaishi and Suleyman (2011), When conservation precedes development: a case study of the opening up of the Socotra archipelago, Yemen. Oryx 45(3): 401 to 410
- socotra.guide, The best time to visit Socotra