Cové weather in August

In August, Cové sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 139 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Cové's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cové's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 139 mm; 21.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:48 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

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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 Cové reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How August really feels in Cové

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 9 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.

Cové weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 24°	10	2.8	11.6	3.6
Feb	35° / 25°	22	5.2	11.8	2.7
Mar	35° / 26°	51	11.6	12	2.6
Apr	33° / 25°	82	15.2	12.2	2.7
May	32° / 25°	126	21.9	12.3	2.8
Jun	30° / 24°	142	23.4	12.4	3.1
Jul	29° / 23°	132	22.1	12.4	3.7
Aug	29° / 23°	139	21.3	12.2	3.9
Sep	30° / 23°	144	22.7	12	3.4
Oct	31° / 23°	100	18.6	11.8	3.6
Nov	33° / 24°	22	5.9	11.7	4.0
Dec	34° / 24°	8	2.1	11.6	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 4% 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 (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8
Cloudier (%)	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
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	3	97
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Cové gets around 139 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	65	65	65	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	69	70	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	66
14	66
15	67
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	76
31	76

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 (%)	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1
Oppressive (%)	93	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	99

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	1	99

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 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 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:55 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)	12.3	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46
Sunset (PM)	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:47	7:06
2	12.3	6:47	7:06
3	12.3	6:47	7:06
4	12.3	6:47	7:06
5	12.3	6:47	7:05
6	12.3	6:47	7:05
7	12.3	6:48	7:05
8	12.3	6:48	7:05
9	12.3	6:48	7:04
10	12.3	6:48	7:04
11	12.3	6:48	7:04
12	12.3	6:48	7:03
13	12.3	6:48	7:03
14	12.3	6:48	7:03
15	12.2	6:48	7:02
16	12.2	6:48	7:02
17	12.2	6:48	7:02
18	12.2	6:47	7:01
19	12.2	6:47	7:01
20	12.2	6:47	7:00
21	12.2	6:47	7:00
22	12.2	6:47	6:59
23	12.2	6:47	6:59
24	12.2	6:47	6:59
25	12.2	6:47	6:58
26	12.2	6:47	6:58
27	12.2	6:47	6:57
28	12.2	6:47	6:57
29	12.2	6:47	6:56
30	12.2	6:46	6:56
31	12.1	6:46	6:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.8 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)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Cové

In seasonPeak

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

Cové's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cové sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Cové?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cové.

What to pack for Cové in August

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

In August, Cové sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Cové in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cové peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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)	8	8	12	13	11	11	11	10	12	12	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Cové 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 Cové is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 23 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)	97	87	46	42	28	26	24	23	26	35	43	85
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	97	Unhealthy
Feb	87	Unhealthy
Mar	46	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	85	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Cové?

Cové sits at 7.2°N, 2.3°E, 117 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Kpozoun, 14 km away.

Topography around Cové

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cové has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m.

The land around Cové is covered by shrubs (30%), artificial surfaces (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (42%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

102 m

shrubs 30%

16 km

194 m

trees 42%

80 km

439 m

trees 39%

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

August weather nearby: Kpozoun 14 km · Ouinhi 22 km · Bohicon 31 km · Kétou 33 km · Adjaouèrè 38 km · Abomey 39 km · Pobé 45 km · Djidja 47 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 Cové (7.221°, 2.3402°, elevation 117 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	23
2	29	23
3	29	23
4	29	23
5	29	23
6	29	23
7	29	23
8	29	23
9	29	23
10	29	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23
31	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
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	3	97
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	66
14	66
15	67
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	1	99

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
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	3	97
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	66
14	66
15	67
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	1	99

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
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	3	97
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	8	92
31	8	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	66
14	66
15	67
16	68
17	69
18	69
19	70
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	72
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	75
29	75
30	76
31	76

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	93
2	8	92
3	8	92
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	7	93
18	7	93
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	3	97
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	2	98
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	1	99