Aribinda weather in August

In August, Aribinda sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 128 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aribinda's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aribinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:53 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aribinda reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13325
23325
33325
43325
53325
63325
73325
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313324

How August really feels in Aribinda

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.

Aribinda weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 20°00.111.54.0
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.5
Apr40° / 27°20.612.30.0
May40° / 29°72.412.70.1
Jun38° / 28°205.712.81.2
Jul35° / 26°7712.612.82.5
Aug33° / 25°12815.712.53.3
Sep35° / 25°488.512.12.8
Oct37° / 25°61.711.71.7
Nov36° / 22°0011.32.7
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45347
55248
65149
75149
85149
95050
105050
115050
124951
134951
144951
154951
164852
174951
184951
194852
205050
214951
224951
234951
244951
255050
265050
275050
285149
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aribinda gets around 128 mm of rain over 15.7 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
652
752
852
952
1052
1151
1251
1350
1450
1550
1650
1749
1849
1949
2049
2149
2249
2349
2449
2548
2648
2747
2847
2946
3045
3144

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 (%)
19910
28920
37930
47930
56940
66940
76940
85950
95950
105950
115941
125941
135941
145941
154951
164951
174951
184951
194951
204951
214951
224951
234951
244951
254951
264951
275941
286931
296931
307921
318911

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 5:50 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:506:29
212.65:516:28
312.65:516:28
412.65:516:28
512.65:516:27
612.65:516:27
712.65:526:26
812.65:526:26
912.65:526:25
1012.55:526:25
1112.55:526:25
1212.55:536:24
1312.55:536:24
1412.55:536:23
1512.55:536:22
1612.55:536:22
1712.55:536:21
1812.55:536:21
1912.45:546:20
2012.45:546:20
2112.45:546:19
2212.45:546:18
2312.45:546:18
2412.45:546:17
2512.45:546:16
2612.45:546:16
2712.35:546:15
2812.35:556:14
2912.35:556:14
3012.35:556:13
3112.35:556:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aribinda

In seasonPeak

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

Aribinda sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Aribinda?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aribinda.

What to pack for Aribinda in August

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

In August, Aribinda sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aribinda in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aribinda peaks around August 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeExtremeExtremeVery highAug 21UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Aribinda 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 Aribinda is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2279 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aribinda?

Aribinda sits at 14.2°N, 0.9°W, 341 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Djibo, 83 km away.

DjiboDoriBourzangaPissilaKoukaKongoussiManiKaya

Topography around Aribinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aribinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 333 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Aribinda is covered by grassland (74%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
241 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Djibo 83 km · Dori 92 km · Bourzanga 96 km · Pissila 119 km · Kouka 120 km · Kongoussi 124 km · Mani 129 km · Kaya 129 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Aribinda (14.2296°, -0.8654°, elevation 341 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).