Tobré weather in August

In August, Tobré sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 278 mm of rain across 26.6 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 1% 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 Tobré's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
278 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:45 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

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 Tobré 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22922
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312922

How August really feels in Tobré

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.

Tobré 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
Jan32° / 18°10.111.55.2
Feb34° / 21°30.511.73.6
Mar36° / 24°132.511.92.1
Apr36° / 25°498.912.22.0
May34° / 24°12417.912.52.6
Jun31° / 23°14020.212.63.2
Jul30° / 22°21224.512.53.4
Aug29° / 22°27826.612.33.3
Sep30° / 22°20722.612.13.3
Oct33° / 22°7711.811.83.5
Nov34° / 20°30.411.53.8
Dec33° / 18°0011.44.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71288
81189
91189
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
15991
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311288

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tobré gets around 278 mm of rain over 26.6 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 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
685
785
885
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1486
1586
1686
1786
1887
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2486
2586
2686
2786
2885
2985
3084
3184

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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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14298
15298
16298
17298
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24199
25199
260100
270100
280100
290100
300100
310100

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 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
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:447:11
212.46:447:11
312.46:447:11
412.46:447:10
512.46:447:10
612.46:457:10
712.46:457:09
812.46:457:09
912.46:457:09
1012.46:457:08
1112.46:457:08
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2912.26:456:59
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3112.26:456:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
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254.5Bright
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284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tobré

In seasonPeak

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

Tobré's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Tobré 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 Tobré?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tobré.

What to pack for Tobré in August

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

In August, Tobré sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Tobré 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 Tobré peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tobré 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 Tobré is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1384 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tobré?

Tobré sits at 10.2°N, 2.1°E, 343 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Péhonko, 14 km away.

BembèrèkèKérouDjougouNdaliKopargoNatitingou

Topography around Tobré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 339 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m.

The land around Tobré is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and shrubs (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Péhonko 14 km · Sinendé 32 km · Bembèrèkè 58 km · Kérou 70 km · Djougou 74 km · Ndali 74 km · Kopargo 75 km · Natitingou 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 Tobré (10.195°, 2.13°, elevation 343 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).