Mangalmé weather in August

In August, Mangalmé sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 278 mm of rain across 26.2 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Mangalmé's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mangalmé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
278 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:33 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Mangalmé is place in Guéra, Chad.

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 Mangalmé reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
13123
23123
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43123
53123
63023
73023
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313123

How August really feels in Mangalmé

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.

Mangalmé 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° / 17°0011.43.9
Feb37° / 20°0011.62.2
Mar40° / 23°10.211.90.4
Apr41° / 26°72.212.30.0
May40° / 27°297.712.60.3
Jun37° / 26°6013.212.71.3
Jul33° / 24°18123.212.72.5
Aug31° / 23°27826.212.42.9
Sep32° / 23°12316.512.13.2
Oct35° / 23°194.311.72.7
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.6
Dec35° / 18°0011.33.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42476
52476
62377
72377
82377
92377
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152179
162179
172179
182278
192278
202179
212179
222179
232278
242377
252377
262377
272476
282476
292476
302575
312773

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mangalmé gets around 278 mm of rain over 26.2 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
386
486
586
686
786
887
987
1087
1187
1287
1387
1487
1587
1686
1786
1885
1985
2084
2184
2283
2383
2482
2582
2681
2781
2880
2980
3079
3179

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11990
21990
31990
41990
51990
601000
701000
801000
901000
1001000
1101000
1201000
1301000
1401000
1501000
1601000
1701000
1801000
190991
200991
210991
220991
230991
240991
250991
260991
270991
2801000
2901000
3001000
3101000

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:31 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:316:04
212.55:316:04
312.55:316:04
412.55:326:03
512.55:326:03
612.55:326:02
712.55:326:02
812.55:326:02
912.55:326:01
1012.55:336:01
1112.55:336:00
1212.55:336:00
1312.45:336:00
1412.45:335:59
1512.45:335:59
1612.45:335:58
1712.45:335:58
1812.45:335:57
1912.45:345:56
2012.45:345:56
2112.45:345:55
2212.45:345:55
2312.35:345:54
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3112.35:345:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.05 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
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155.0Bright
165.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mangalmé

In seasonPeak

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

Mangalmé's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Mangalmé?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mangalmé.

What to pack for Mangalmé in August

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

In August, Mangalmé sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mangalmé 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 Mangalmé peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mangalmé 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 Mangalmé is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMar 1659 µg/m³Aug 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mangalmé?

Mangalmé sits at 12.4°N, 19.6°E, 519 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mongo, 102 km away.

MongoUmm HājarBitkineAm TimanAtiGoz BeidaAbéchéBokoro

Topography around Mangalmé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mangalmé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m around an average of 541 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 957 m.

The land around Mangalmé is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
341 m
16 km
413 m
80 km
957 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Mongo 102 km · Umm Hājar 105 km · Bitkine 158 km · Am Timan 163 km · Ati 168 km · Goz Beida 196 km · Abéché 210 km · Bokoro 278 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Mangalmé (12.3546°, 19.6139°, elevation 519 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).