Ouessé weather in August

In August, Ouessé sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 216 mm of rain across 24.9 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 Ouessé's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ouessé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
216 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:46 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Ouessé is commune of Benin.

Density
5/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 Ouessé 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 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)
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22922
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42922
52922
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72922
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302922
312922

How August really feels in Ouessé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 16 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
16
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.

Ouessé 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° / 21°40.611.63.9
Feb36° / 23°12211.72.7
Mar36° / 25°457.711.92.2
Apr34° / 24°8913.412.22.5
May33° / 24°1321812.42.9
Jun31° / 23°14521.112.53.2
Jul29° / 23°19824.712.43.4
Aug29° / 22°21624.912.33.4
Sep30° / 22°21523.9123.2
Oct32° / 23°11717.311.83.4
Nov34° / 22°15311.63.7
Dec34° / 21°30.711.54.0

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 (%)
1694
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17694
18694
19694
20793
21793
22793
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27793
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30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ouessé gets around 216 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
379
479
579
679
779
879
979
1079
1179
1279
1379
1479
1580
1680
1780
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2883
2983
3083
3183

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 (%)
1694
2793
3793
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13892
14892
15892
16793
17793
18694
19595
20595
21496
22496
23397
24397
25397
26298
27298
28298
29298
30199
31199

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
236calm
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 6:45 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:457:08
212.46:457:07
312.46:457:07
412.46:457:07
512.46:457:07
612.36:467:06
712.36:467:06
812.36:467:06
912.36:467:05
1012.36:467:05
1112.36:467:05
1212.36:467:04
1312.36:467:04
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1812.36:467:02
1912.36:467:02
2012.36:467:01
2112.26:467:01
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2412.26:466:59
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2612.26:466:58
2712.26:466:58
2812.26:456:57
2912.26:456:57
3012.26:456:56
3112.26:456:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
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
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ouessé

In seasonPeak

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

Ouessé's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ouessé 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 Ouessé?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ouessé.

What to pack for Ouessé in August

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

In August, Ouessé sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ouessé 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 Ouessé peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ouessé 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 Ouessé 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 Ouessé?

Ouessé sits at 8.5°N, 2.4°E, 231 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Tchaourou, 48 km away.

TchaourouSavéBantéGlazouéSavalouDassa-ZoumèParakouBassila

Topography around Ouessé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ouessé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m.

The land around Ouessé is covered by trees (40%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
522 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Tchaourou 48 km · Savé 51 km · Banté 60 km · Glazoué 62 km · Savalou 80 km · Dassa-Zoumè 86 km · Parakou 97 km · Bassila 102 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 Ouessé (8.4864°, 2.4287°, elevation 231 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).