Ségbana weather in August

In August, Ségbana sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 273 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12.4 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 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ségbana's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ségbana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:38 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Ségbana is commune of Benin.

Density
6/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 Ségbana 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43023
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62923
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292923
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313023

How August really feels in Ségbana

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
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.

Ségbana 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
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.3
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.3
Mar39° / 26°40.811.90.7
Apr39° / 28°184.212.20.5
May37° / 26°6612.112.51.6
Jun33° / 25°10115.612.62.9
Jul31° / 24°1842212.63.4
Aug29° / 23°27325.412.43.3
Sep30° / 23°16019.112.13.7
Oct33° / 23°397.211.83.7
Nov35° / 21°0011.53.2
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51783
61783
71783
81783
91684
101684
111585
121585
131585
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201684
211585
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301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ségbana gets around 273 mm of rain over 25.4 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 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
380
480
581
681
781
882
982
1082
1182
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1783
1883
1983
2082
2182
2282
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2482
2581
2681
2781
2880
2980
3079
3179

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:377:06
212.56:377:06
312.56:377:05
412.56:377:05
512.56:377:05
612.46:377:04
712.46:387:04
812.46:387:04
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1012.46:387:03
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1612.46:387:00
1712.46:387:00
1812.36:396:59
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2012.36:396:58
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2212.36:396:57
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2912.26:396:53
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3112.26:396:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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114.5Bright
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274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ségbana

In seasonPeak

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

Ségbana's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ségbana sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Ségbana?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ségbana.

What to pack for Ségbana in August

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

In August, Ségbana sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ségbana 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 Ségbana peaks around April 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ségbana 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 Ségbana is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1494 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr55Unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec72Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ségbana?

Ségbana sits at 10.9°N, 3.7°E, 272 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Babana, 57 km away.

BabanaKalaléKandiKambaGayaMalanvilleNikkiBembèrèkè

Topography around Ségbana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ségbana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 271 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m.

The land around Ségbana is covered by cropland (52%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
361 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Babana 57 km · Kalalé 78 km · Kandi 86 km · Kamba 103 km · Gaya 110 km · Malanville 110 km · Nikki 122 km · Bembèrèkè 137 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 Ségbana (10.9282°, 3.6943°, elevation 272 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).