Manama weather in August

In August, Manama sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 33°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Manama's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
33°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:14 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
6%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Manama is capital of Bahrain.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 48.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,902/km²
people per km²
Founded
1345

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Manama reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 33°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Manama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Manama weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 16°15310.57.5
Feb19° / 17°101.911.17.9
Mar22° / 20°101.911.88.4
Apr26° / 23°30.812.68.7
May30° / 28°10.113.36.8
Jun33° / 31°0013.64.9
Jul35° / 33°0013.53.8
Aug35° / 33°0012.93.5
Sep34° / 31°0012.24.5
Oct31° / 28°00.211.46.6
Nov26° / 24°121.610.78.7
Dec21° / 19°152.310.48.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Manama gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:066:21
213.25:076:20
313.25:076:20
413.25:086:19
513.25:086:18
613.15:096:18
713.15:096:17
813.15:106:16
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1113.05:116:14
1213.05:126:13
1313.05:126:12
1413.05:136:11
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2012.85:166:06
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Manama

In seasonPeak

In August, Manama sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Manama sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Manama?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manama. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Manama in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Manama sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 33°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Manama in August

The nearest coast averages about 34°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 31 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun31Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Manama in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manama peaks around July 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Manama in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Manama is worst in July — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 30 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Manama's WHO annual average of 48.7 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2268 µg/m³Nov 1831 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr55Poor
May55Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Manama?

Manama sits at 26.2°N, 50.6°E, 12 m above sea level, in Bahrain. The nearest listed city is Jidd Ḩafş, 4.0 km away.

Isa TownSitrahRiffaHamad TownDār Kulayb

Topography around Manama

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Manama.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m.

The land around Manama is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (59%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and water (66%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
134 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Jidd Ḩafş 4.0 km · Muharraq 4.0 km · Isa Town 7.0 km · Sitrah 9.0 km · Riffa 11 km · Hamad Town 15 km · Dār Kulayb 20 km · Khobar 38 km

Bahrain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$30,597
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
5.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 74%other 26%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Manama (26.2279°, 50.5857°, elevation 12 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).