Bozoum weather in August

In August, Bozoum sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 247 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bozoum's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bozoum's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 247 mm; 28.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:52 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Bozoum is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bozoum reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

How August really feels in Bozoum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bozoum 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 18°	0	0.1	11.7	4.5
Feb	35° / 21°	3	0.7	11.8	3.3
Mar	35° / 23°	29	6.5	12	2.7
Apr	33° / 23°	79	14.2	12.1	3.0
May	31° / 22°	104	18.7	12.3	3.5
Jun	30° / 21°	120	21.4	12.4	3.8
Jul	28° / 21°	182	25.9	12.3	3.7
Aug	28° / 21°	247	28.4	12.2	3.3
Sep	29° / 20°	204	26.3	12	3.3
Oct	30° / 21°	141	21.6	11.9	3.7
Nov	32° / 20°	24	4.9	11.7	4.6
Dec	32° / 18°	1	0.4	11.6	4.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Cloudier (%)	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bozoum gets around 247 mm of rain over 28.4 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	97	97	97	97	97	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Oppressive (%)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
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6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	5	calm
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31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:52	6:09
2	12.3	5:52	6:09
3	12.3	5:52	6:09
4	12.3	5:52	6:08
5	12.3	5:52	6:08
6	12.3	5:52	6:08
7	12.3	5:52	6:08
8	12.2	5:52	6:07
9	12.2	5:52	6:07
10	12.2	5:52	6:07
11	12.2	5:52	6:06
12	12.2	5:52	6:06
13	12.2	5:52	6:06
14	12.2	5:52	6:06
15	12.2	5:52	6:05
16	12.2	5:52	6:05
17	12.2	5:52	6:04
18	12.2	5:52	6:04
19	12.2	5:52	6:04
20	12.2	5:52	6:03
21	12.2	5:52	6:03
22	12.2	5:52	6:02
23	12.2	5:52	6:02
24	12.2	5:52	6:02
25	12.2	5:52	6:01
26	12.2	5:51	6:01
27	12.1	5:51	6:00
28	12.1	5:51	6:00
29	12.1	5:51	5:59
30	12.1	5:51	5:59
31	12.1	5:51	5:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bozoum

In seasonPeak

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

Bozoum's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bozoum sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bozoum?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bozoum.

What to pack for Bozoum in August

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

In August, Bozoum sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bozoum 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 Bozoum peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	14	14	11	11	11	13	13	13	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Bozoum 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 Bozoum is worst in January — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	56	46	41	25	16	17	13	11	10	15	18	40
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	56	Unhealthy
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	25	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	40	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bozoum?

Bozoum sits at 6.3°N, 16.4°E, 664 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Baoro, 86 km away.

Topography around Bozoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bozoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m.

The land around Bozoum is covered by shrubs (43%), grassland (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (34%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

198 m

shrubs 43%

16 km

220 m

trees 57%

80 km

629 m

trees 82%

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← July Bozoum year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Baoro 86 km · Bouar 97 km · Paoua 103 km · Bocaranga 110 km · Bossangoa 120 km · Yaloké 137 km · Carnot 163 km · Abba 175 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $556; 2025
Happiness: 3.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water: 6%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 20.1; per 100k, 2016
Road deaths: 37.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank

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 Bozoum (6.3193°, 16.3799°, elevation 664 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	20
24	28	20
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	97	3
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1