Mboursou Léré weather in August

In August, Mboursou Léré sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 164 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.3 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 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mboursou Léré's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mboursou Léré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:58 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Mboursou Léré is settlement in 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mboursou Léré 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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
23023
33023
43023
53023
63023
73023
83023
93023
103023
113023
123023
133023
143023
153023
163023
173023
183023
193023
203023
213023
223023
233023
243023
253023
263023
273023
283023
293023
303023
313023

How August really feels in Mboursou Léré

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.

Mboursou Léré 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° / 19°0011.53.9
Feb37° / 22°0011.72.0
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.2
Apr40° / 27°113.112.20.2
May37° / 27°449.212.41.5
Jun34° / 25°6512.612.62.9
Jul31° / 24°1021712.53.5
Aug30° / 23°1642112.33.6
Sep31° / 23°10717.212.13.6
Oct34° / 23°387.411.83.1
Nov36° / 21°10.211.62.7
Dec34° / 19°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42080
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
111981
121882
131882
141882
151882
161981
171981
181981
191783
201783
211783
221882
231882
241882
251783
261783
271783
281783
291882
301882
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mboursou Léré gets around 164 mm of rain over 21 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 67% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
465
565
665
766
866
966
1066
1167
1267
1367
1467
1567
1668
1768
1868
1968
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2570
2669
2769
2869
2969
3069
3169

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13970
23970
33970
43970
53970
63970
73961
83961
93961
103961
112971
122971
132971
142971
152971
161981
171972
181972
191972
201972
211972
221972
230982
240982
250982
260982
270982
280982
290982
300982
310982

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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:566:22
212.45:576:22
312.45:576:22
412.45:576:22
512.45:576:21
612.45:576:21
712.45:576:21
812.45:576:20
912.45:576:20
1012.45:576:20
1112.45:576:19
1212.45:586:19
1312.35:586:18
1412.35:586:18
1512.35:586:18
1612.35:586:17
1712.35:586:17
1812.35:586:16
1912.35:586:16
2012.35:586:15
2112.35:586:15
2212.35:586:14
2312.35:586:14
2412.35:586:13
2512.35:586:13
2612.25:586:12
2712.25:586:12
2812.25:586:11
2912.25:586:11
3012.25:586:10
3112.25:576:09

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 7.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

024151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mboursou Léré

In seasonPeak

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

Mboursou Léré's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mboursou Léré sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Mboursou Léré?

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 Mboursou Léré.

What to pack for Mboursou Léré in August

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

In August, Mboursou Léré sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mboursou Léré 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 Mboursou Léré peaks around March 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mboursou Léré 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 Mboursou Léré is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1179 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mboursou Léré?

Mboursou Léré sits at 9.8°N, 14.2°E, 287 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Léré, 15 km away.

Topography around Mboursou Léré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mboursou Léré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 298 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 956 m.

The land around Mboursou Léré is covered by shrubs (58%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%), grassland (25%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (33%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
467 m
80 km
956 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Léré 15 km · Figuil 21 km · Guider 29 km · Kaélé 50 km · Guidiguis 73 km · Pitoa 83 km · Maroua 94 km · Pala 94 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 Mboursou Léré (9.7639°, 14.1539°, elevation 287 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).