Moussoro weather in August

In August, Moussoro sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 104 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Moussoro's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moussoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:44 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Moussoro is place in Barh El Gazel, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Moussoro reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C cooler than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Moussoro

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.

Moussoro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°0011.36.6
Feb33° / 18°0011.54.5
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr41° / 26°10.212.30.1
May41° / 28°61.712.60.0
Jun40° / 28°113.412.80.3
Jul36° / 26°519.812.72.0
Aug33° / 25°10414.712.52.9
Sep37° / 25°367.112.11.8
Oct38° / 25°41.211.71.2
Nov35° / 21°0011.43.3
Dec31° / 16°0011.26.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34060
44060
54060
63961
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123961
133961
143961
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174159
184159
194258
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284852
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305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moussoro gets around 104 mm of rain over 14.7 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 47% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
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752
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2144
2243
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2641
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3039
3138

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Dry (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10017812
20016822
30014842
40013843
50012844
60011854
70010855
8009856
9008866
10008857
11007867
12006868
13006868
14005878
15005869
16004888
17004888
18004888
19004897
20004897
21004906
22004906
23004915
24005905
25015904
26016894
27017893
28018883
29018883
301110853
311211842

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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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 5:42 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:426:18
212.65:426:18
312.65:426:18
412.65:426:17
512.65:436:17
612.65:436:17
712.65:436:16
812.55:436:16
912.55:436:15
1012.55:446:15
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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 5.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.8Bright
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Moussoro

In seasonPeak

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

Moussoro sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Moussoro?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moussoro.

What to pack for Moussoro in August

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

In August, Moussoro sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moussoro 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 Moussoro peaks around March 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moussoro 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 Moussoro is worst in February — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 12115 µg/m³Aug 2322 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan113Unhealthy
Feb116Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec106Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moussoro?

Moussoro sits at 13.6°N, 16.5°E, 300 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Massakory, 109 km away.

MassakoryMaoBokoroMassaguetBolAtiDourbaliBlangwa

Topography around Moussoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moussoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m.

The land around Moussoro is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
89 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Massakory 109 km · Mao 138 km · Bokoro 154 km · Massaguet 173 km · Bol 193 km · Ati 206 km · Dourbali 215 km · Blangwa 231 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 Moussoro (13.6444°, 16.4895°, elevation 300 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).