Natiaboani weather in August

In August, Natiaboani sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 210 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Natiaboani's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Natiaboani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
210 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:50 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Natiaboani reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Natiaboani

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.

Natiaboani 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
Jan34° / 20°00.111.44.1
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.4
Mar39° / 26°40.911.90.8
Apr39° / 28°174.412.30.6
May37° / 27°389.412.51.6
Jun34° / 25°5510.712.73.0
Jul31° / 24°12116.712.63.6
Aug30° / 23°21022.212.43.6
Sep31° / 23°11214.812.13.9
Oct34° / 24°356.511.73.1
Nov36° / 22°10.411.52.3
Dec35° / 20°0011.33.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Natiaboani gets around 210 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
164
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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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1973
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9973
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14964
15955
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22937
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27937
28928
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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
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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 5:48 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:486:20
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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 4.77 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Natiaboani

In seasonPeak

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

Natiaboani's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Natiaboani?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Natiaboani.

What to pack for Natiaboani in August

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

In August, Natiaboani sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Natiaboani 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 Natiaboani peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 16UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Natiaboani 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 Natiaboani is worst in November — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 2078 µg/m³Aug 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Natiaboani?

Natiaboani sits at 11.7°N, 0.5°E, 255 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Fada N'gourma, 43 km away.

KompiengaCinkanséSinkasséTenkodogoDapaongBittouGayéri

Topography around Natiaboani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Natiaboani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Natiaboani is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Fada N'gourma 43 km · Kompienga 73 km · Cinkansé 84 km · Sinkassé 86 km · Tenkodogo 96 km · Dapaong 99 km · Bittou 101 km · Gayéri 106 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 Natiaboani (11.6992°, 0.5061°, elevation 255 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).