Dori weather in August

In August, Dori sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 123 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Dori's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dori's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Dori is place in Sahel Region, Burkina Faso.

Density
18/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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dori reaches about 32°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
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293324
303325
313325

How August really feels in Dori

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.

Dori weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°0011.35.8
Feb34° / 21°0011.53.8
Mar38° / 25°10.211.91.3
Apr40° / 28°20.512.30.0
May40° / 29°82.512.60.1
Jun38° / 28°225.912.81.4
Jul34° / 26°6812.412.72.7
Aug32° / 25°12315.912.53.3
Sep35° / 25°498.412.12.9
Oct37° / 25°72.111.71.8
Nov36° / 22°0011.32.6
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35347
45248
55248
65149
75149
85050
94951
104852
114852
124852
134753
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
194654
204753
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244753
254753
264951
274951
285050
295050
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dori gets around 123 mm of rain over 15.9 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
349
450
550
651
751
851
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1951
2051
2151
2251
2350
2450
2549
2649
2748
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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14960
24960
34960
44960
54951
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223961
232971
242971
252971
262971
272971
282971
293961
303961
314951

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
412light breeze
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
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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 5:47 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:476:25
212.65:486:25
312.65:486:24
412.65:486:24
512.65:486:24
612.65:486:23
712.65:496:23
812.65:496:22
912.55:496:22
1012.55:496:21
1112.55:496:21
1212.55:496:20
1312.55:506:20
1412.55:506:19
1512.55:506:19
1612.55:506:18
1712.55:506:18
1812.45:506:17
1912.45:506:17
2012.45:516:16
2112.45:516:15
2212.45:516:15
2312.45:516:14
2412.45:516:14
2512.45:516:13
2612.45:516:12
2712.35:516:12
2812.35:516:11
2912.35:516:10
3012.35:516:10
3112.35:526:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
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246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dori

In seasonPeak

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

Dori 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 Dori?

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 Dori.

What to pack for Dori in August

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

In August, Dori sees daytime highs around 32°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 Dori 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 Dori peaks around March 16 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dori 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 Dori is worst in February — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2180 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dori?

Dori sits at 14.0°N, 0.0°W, 287 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Téra, 85 km away.

TéraManiAribindaBogandéAyorouPissilaMéhanaYalgo

Topography around Dori

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dori has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m.

The land around Dori is covered by grassland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
259 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Téra 85 km · Mani 88 km · Aribinda 92 km · Bogandé 118 km · Ayorou 128 km · Pissila 129 km · Méhana 132 km · Yalgo 151 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 Dori (14.0333°, -0.0333°, elevation 287 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).