Mani weather in August

In August, Mani sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 145 mm of rain across 17.4 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Mani's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:52 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

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 Mani reaches about 32°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 34°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 Mani

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.

Mani 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
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.5
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.5
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.1
Apr40° / 28°41.212.30.0
May39° / 29°144.312.60.5
Jun37° / 27°337.412.81.9
Jul34° / 25°8413.212.73.0
Aug32° / 24°14517.412.43.4
Sep33° / 25°691112.13.2
Oct37° / 25°143.811.71.9
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.5
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34060
44060
53961
63862
73961
83862
93862
103763
113763
123763
133664
143664
153664
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203565
213664
223664
233664
243763
253862
263862
273862
284060
294159
304159
314357

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mani gets around 145 mm of rain over 17.4 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 55% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
355
455
555
655
756
856
956
1056
1156
1256
1356
1456
1555
1655
1755
1855
1955
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2155
2255
2356
2456
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2656
2756
2855
2955
3054
3153

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 (%)
11981
21981
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51981
61981
71981
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100982
110982
120982
130982
140982
150973
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170973
180973
190973
200964
210964
220964
230964
240964
250973
260973
270973
280973
290973
300973
310973

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:496:25
212.65:496:24
312.65:506:24
412.65:506:24
512.65:506:23
612.55:506:23
712.55:506:23
812.55:506:22
912.55:516:22
1012.55:516:21
1112.55:516:21
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1612.45:526:18
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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 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mani

In seasonPeak

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

Mani sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Mani?

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
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mani.

What to pack for Mani in August

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

In August, Mani sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mani 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 Mani peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mani 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 Mani is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2078 µg/m³Aug 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May38Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec55Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mani?

Mani sits at 13.3°N, 0.2°W, 264 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Bogandé, 32 km away.

PissilaBoulsaYalgoDoriKayaGayériKorsimoro

Topography around Mani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Mani is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
212 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bogandé 32 km · Pissila 67 km · Boulsa 77 km · Yalgo 78 km · Dori 88 km · Kaya 96 km · Gayéri 102 km · Korsimoro 104 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 Mani (13.2583°, -0.2131°, elevation 264 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).