Zemio weather in August

In August, Zemio sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 146 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:19 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Zemio is settlement in Central African Republic.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zemio reaches about 29°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 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12921
22921
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52921
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72921
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112921
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292921
302921
312921

How August really feels in Zemio

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Zemio weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°11211.73.6
Feb35° / 22°234.611.82.9
Mar33° / 23°8412.8123.0
Apr31° / 23°15420.112.13.2
May30° / 22°15521.712.23.5
Jun29° / 21°11320.312.34.0
Jul29° / 21°11120.712.34.1
Aug29° / 21°14622.912.23.8
Sep29° / 21°15924.7123.5
Oct29° / 21°19226.111.93.3
Nov30° / 21°8813.811.84.2
Dec32° / 21°142.911.74.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
31882
41882
51882
61981
71981
81981
91882
101882
111882
121882
131981
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152080
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252080
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292080
301981
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zemio gets around 146 mm of rain over 22.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
471
571
671
771
872
972
1072
1173
1273
1373
1473
1574
1674
1774
1874
1974
2075
2175
2275
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2476
2577
2677
2778
2878
2978
3078
3179

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56436
66436
76337
86337
96337
106238
116139
126139
136040
146040
155941
165941
175842
185842
195842
205842
215743
225743
235743
245644
255644
265545
275446
285446
295347
305347
315248

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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135calm
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155calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:195:32
212.25:195:32
312.25:195:32
412.25:195:32
512.25:195:31
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1112.25:195:30
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1712.25:185:28
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2212.15:185:26
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2512.15:175:25
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2712.15:175:24
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2912.15:175:23
3012.15:175:23
3112.15:165:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
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135.0Bright
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185.0Bright
195.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Zemio?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zemio.

What to pack for Zemio in August

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

In August, Zemio sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zemio 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 Zemio peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 20UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Zemio 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 Zemio is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.0× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateModerateGoodModerateJan 1262 µg/m³Sep 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb48Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr17Moderate
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov30Moderate
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zemio?

Zemio sits at 5.0°N, 25.1°E, 579 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bondo, 210 km away.

BondoButaBangassouBakwaAketiIsiroBria

Topography around Zemio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zemio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 576 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m.

The land around Zemio is covered by trees (41%), grassland (33%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
240 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bondo 210 km · Buta 254 km · Bangassou 259 km · Bakwa 270 km · Aketi 296 km · Yambio 365 km · Isiro 372 km · Bria 387 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 Zemio (5.0314°, 25.1361°, elevation 579 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).