Bassila weather in August

In August, Bassila sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 324 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bassila's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bassila's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 324 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:48 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Bassila is commune in Donga Department, Benin.

Density: 8/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bassila reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

How August really feels in Bassila

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 7 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Bassila weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	3	0.5	11.5	3.9
Feb	36° / 23°	11	1.8	11.7	2.7
Mar	36° / 24°	37	6.6	11.9	2.2
Apr	34° / 24°	112	16.3	12.2	2.5
May	32° / 23°	170	22.1	12.4	2.7
Jun	30° / 22°	191	23.3	12.5	3.1
Jul	29° / 22°	257	28.1	12.5	3.1
Aug	29° / 22°	324	28.1	12.3	3.2
Sep	30° / 22°	260	25.7	12.1	3.0
Oct	32° / 22°	123	17.5	11.8	3.3
Nov	34° / 21°	10	1.9	11.6	3.5
Dec	34° / 21°	2	0.4	11.5	3.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bassila gets around 324 mm of rain over 28.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	92
3	92
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	90
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Oppressive (%)	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	97	97

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
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26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48
Sunset (PM)	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:47	7:11
2	12.4	6:48	7:11
3	12.4	6:48	7:11
4	12.4	6:48	7:11
5	12.4	6:48	7:10
6	12.4	6:48	7:10
7	12.4	6:48	7:10
8	12.4	6:48	7:09
9	12.3	6:48	7:09
10	12.3	6:48	7:09
11	12.3	6:48	7:08
12	12.3	6:48	7:08
13	12.3	6:48	7:08
14	12.3	6:48	7:07
15	12.3	6:48	7:07
16	12.3	6:48	7:06
17	12.3	6:48	7:06
18	12.3	6:48	7:06
19	12.3	6:48	7:05
20	12.3	6:48	7:05
21	12.3	6:48	7:04
22	12.3	6:48	7:04
23	12.2	6:48	7:03
24	12.2	6:48	7:03
25	12.2	6:48	7:02
26	12.2	6:48	7:02
27	12.2	6:48	7:01
28	12.2	6:48	7:01
29	12.2	6:48	7:00
30	12.2	6:48	6:59
31	12.2	6:48	6:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.07 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bassila

In seasonPeak

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

Bassila's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bassila sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bassila?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bassila.

What to pack for Bassila in August

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

In August, Bassila sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bassila in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bassila peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	10	12	13	11	11	11	12	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bassila 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 Bassila is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	77	84	48	40	23	19	16	16	18	30	40	67
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	77	Unhealthy
Feb	84	Unhealthy
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	67	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bassila?

Bassila sits at 9.0°N, 1.7°E, 388 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Tchamba, 27 km away.

Topography around Bassila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bassila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 389 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 655 m.

The land around Bassila is covered by trees (40%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

64 m

trees 40%

16 km

293 m

trees 42%

80 km

655 m

trees 42%

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← July Bassila year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Tchamba 27 km · Bafilo 58 km · Sokodé 59 km · Banté 71 km · Djougou 78 km · Ouaké 79 km · Kara 80 km · Sotouboua 90 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,658; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 26.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 406
Religion

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 Bassila (9.0081°, 1.6654°, elevation 388 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	92
3	92
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	90
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	92
3	92
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	90
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	22
2	29	22
3	29	22
4	29	22
5	29	22
6	29	22
7	29	22
8	29	22
9	29	22
10	29	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	29	22
15	29	22
16	29	22
17	29	22
18	29	22
19	29	22
20	29	22
21	29	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	92
3	92
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	90
15	90
16	90
17	90
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	7	93
19	7	93
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97