Hyosha weather in August

In August, Hyosha sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 162 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hyosha's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hyosha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:05 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hyosha reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
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72718
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102718
112718
122718
132718
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242718
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Hyosha weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°358.1124.9
Feb31° / 18°407.9124.3
Mar30° / 19°9616123.9
Apr29° / 19°11918.9123.9
May29° / 19°13719.5124.3
Jun28° / 18°12218.9124.9
Jul27° / 18°12119.3125.0
Aug27° / 18°16222.1124.6
Sep27° / 18°15120.9124.6
Oct27° / 18°17023.5124.3
Nov27° / 18°13322.5124.4
Dec29° / 18°6114125.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32575
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122674
132674
142773
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202575
212575
222575
232476
242476
252377
262278
272278
282278
292179
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hyosha gets around 162 mm of rain over 22.1 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 72% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
271
371
472
572
672
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2872
2972
3072
3172

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1991
2991
3892
4892
5793
6793
7793
8694
9694
10694
11694
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20892
21892
22892
23892
24892
25892
26892
27793
28793
29793
30793
31793

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:076:09
212.06:076:09
312.06:076:09
412.06:076:09
512.06:076:09
612.06:076:08
712.06:076:08
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1812.06:056:06
1912.06:056:06
2012.06:046:06
2112.06:046:05
2212.06:046:05
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2412.06:046:05
2512.06:036:04
2612.06:036:04
2712.06:036:04
2812.06:026:03
2912.06:026:03
3012.06:026:03
3112.06:026:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
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84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
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244.8Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hyosha?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hyosha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hyosha in August

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

In August, Hyosha sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Hyosha in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hyosha peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Hyosha 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 Hyosha is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1250 µg/m³Oct 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hyosha?

Hyosha sits at 0.7°N, 29.5°E, 1,055 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Beni, 24 km away.

Topography around Hyosha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hyosha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 1,046 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,350 m.

The land around Hyosha is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
451 m
80 km
4,350 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Beni 24 km · Mangina 25 km · Nyahuka 53 km · Bundibugyo 61 km · Butembo 67 km · Katwa 72 km · Mpondwe 77 km · Buhesi 78 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Hyosha (0.6978°, 29.5186°, elevation 1,055 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).