Glazoué weather in August

In August, Glazoué sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 215 mm of rain across 23.8 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 Glazoué's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Glazoué's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
215 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:47 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Glazoué is commune and city in Collines Department, Benin.

Density
15/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Glazoué reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62923
72923
82923
92923
102923
112922
122922
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252923
262923
272923
282923
292923
302923
312923

How August really feels in Glazoué

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 22 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
22
heat index over the day's high
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.

Glazoué 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°51.311.63.7
Feb36° / 24°162.711.72.6
Mar36° / 25°538.611.92.2
Apr34° / 25°9113.112.22.5
May33° / 24°1291812.42.8
Jun31° / 23°15021.412.53.2
Jul30° / 23°19124.212.43.4
Aug29° / 23°21523.812.33.6
Sep30° / 23°19623.2123.3
Oct32° / 23°9615.611.83.6
Nov34° / 23°163.911.63.7
Dec34° / 22°5111.53.9

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 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20694
21694
22793
23793
24793
25892
26892
27892
28991
29991
30991
311090

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Glazoué gets around 215 mm of rain over 23.8 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 77% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
675
775
875
975
1075
1175
1275
1376
1476
1576
1677
1777
1878
1978
2078
2178
2279
2379
2479
2579
2680
2780
2881
2981
3081
3181

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16940
26940
37930
47930
57930
68920
78920
88920
98920
108920
118920
128920
138920
147930
157930
167930
176940
186940
195950
205941
214951
224951
233970
243970
253970
262980
272980
282980
292980
301990
311990

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:477:08
212.36:477:08
312.36:477:07
412.36:477:07
512.36:477:07
612.36:477:07
712.36:477:06
812.36:477:06
912.36:477:06
1012.36:477:05
1112.36:477:05
1212.36:477:05
1312.36:477:04
1412.36:477:04
1512.36:477:04
1612.36:477:03
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1812.36:477:02
1912.26:477:02
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2512.26:476:59
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2712.26:476:58
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2912.26:476:57
3012.26:466:57
3112.26:466:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.96 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Glazoué

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Glazoué?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Glazoué.

What to pack for Glazoué in August

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

In August, Glazoué sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Glazoué in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Glazoué peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Glazoué 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 Glazoué is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 984 µg/m³Aug 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Glazoué?

Glazoué sits at 8.0°N, 2.2°E, 180 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Dassa-Zoumè, 25 km away.

BantéOuesséDjidjaKétouKpozoun

Topography around Glazoué

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Glazoué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m.

The land around Glazoué is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
524 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Dassa-Zoumè 25 km · Savalou 28 km · Savé 30 km · Banté 61 km · Ouessé 62 km · Djidja 77 km · Kétou 80 km · Kpozoun 83 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
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

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 Glazoué (7.9725°, 2.2218°, elevation 180 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).