Kouka weather in August

In August, Kouka sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 153 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Kouka's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kouka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:57 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Kouka is place in Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kouka reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
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How August really feels in Kouka

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.

Kouka 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° / 17°0011.36.1
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.2
Mar37° / 23°10.211.91.7
Apr40° / 27°41.512.30.3
May39° / 28°113.912.60.6
Jun36° / 27°337.812.81.9
Jul33° / 25°9916.712.72.9
Aug31° / 24°15319.212.43.4
Sep33° / 24°7313.212.13.2
Oct36° / 24°16411.72.3
Nov35° / 20°00.111.43.0
Dec32° / 17°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34456
44357
54258
64159
74060
83961
93961
103862
113862
123862
133763
143763
153763
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183763
193763
203862
213862
223961
234060
244159
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274159
284258
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kouka gets around 153 mm of rain over 19.2 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 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
364
464
564
664
765
865
965
1065
1165
1264
1364
1464
1563
1663
1762
1862
1961
2061
2160
2260
2360
2460
2559
2659
2759
2858
2958
3058
3157

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12980
22980
33970
43970
53970
63970
73970
83961
93961
102971
112971
122971
132971
142971
152962
162962
172962
181972
191972
201972
211972
221972
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251972
261972
271972
281981
291981
302971
312971

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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209calm
219calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
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308calm
318calm

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 5:54 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:546:31
212.65:556:30
312.65:556:30
412.65:556:30
512.65:556:29
612.65:556:29
712.55:566:28
812.55:566:28
912.55:566:27
1012.55:566:27
1112.55:566:27
1212.55:566:26
1312.55:576:26
1412.55:576:25
1512.55:576:25
1612.55:576:24
1712.45:576:24
1812.45:576:23
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2012.45:576:22
2112.45:586:21
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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105.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kouka

In seasonPeak

None of Kouka's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kouka sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Kouka?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kouka.

What to pack for Kouka in August

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

In August, Kouka sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kouka 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 Kouka peaks around March 16 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kouka 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 Kouka is worst in March — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1177 µg/m³Aug 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kouka?

Kouka sits at 13.4°N, 1.6°W, 317 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Kongoussi, 15 km away.

TitaoKayaDjiboGourcyYakoOuahigouya

Topography around Kouka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kouka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 322 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m.

The land around Kouka is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
248 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kongoussi 15 km · Bourzanga 28 km · Titao 61 km · Kaya 69 km · Djibo 74 km · Gourcy 84 km · Yako 88 km · Ouahigouya 88 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 Kouka (13.4345°, -1.6136°, elevation 317 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).