Isiro weather in August

In August, Isiro sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 178 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Isiro's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:11 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Isiro is city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, capital of the Haut-Uele province.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Isiro reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
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292720
302720
312720

How August really feels in Isiro

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.

Isiro 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
Jan31° / 20°376.611.94.7
Feb32° / 20°609.711.94.0
Mar30° / 21°14620.3123.7
Apr28° / 21°18823.912.13.8
May28° / 21°15224.412.14.1
Jun27° / 20°1342412.24.1
Jul27° / 20°14925.212.14.2
Aug27° / 20°17826.312.14.0
Sep27° / 20°19026.5123.8
Oct27° / 20°22928.311.93.6
Nov27° / 20°2012411.94.1
Dec29° / 20°5810.111.85.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31684
41684
51585
61585
71684
81684
91684
101684
111684
121783
131783
141783
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311684

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Isiro gets around 178 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
685
785
885
985
1085
1185
1285
1385
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1984
2084
2184
2284
2384
2484
2584
2684
2785
2885
2985
3086
3186

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
58911
68911
78812
88812
98812
108812
118713
128713
138713
148713
158614
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178614
188614
198614
208614
218614
228713
238713
248713
258713
268713
278812
288812
298812
308812
318713

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:126:19
212.16:126:19
312.16:126:19
412.16:126:19
512.16:126:19
612.16:126:19
712.16:126:18
812.16:126:18
912.16:126:18
1012.16:126:18
1112.16:116:18
1212.16:116:17
1312.16:116:17
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1812.16:116:16
1912.16:106:16
2012.16:106:15
2112.16:106:15
2212.16:106:15
2312.16:106:14
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2512.16:096:14
2612.16:096:13
2712.16:096:13
2812.16:096:12
2912.16:086:12
3012.16:086:12
3112.16:086:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Isiro?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Isiro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Isiro in August

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

In August, Isiro sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Isiro 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 Isiro peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 highExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Isiro 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 Isiro is worst in February — around 130 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.4× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 14120 µg/m³Oct 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb130Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr18Moderate
May10Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Isiro?

Isiro sits at 2.8°N, 27.6°E, 761 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Wamba, 81 km away.

BakwaWatsaYambioMangbwaluBabambaManginaHyosha

Topography around Isiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 748 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m.

The land around Isiro is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), grassland (32%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
469 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Wamba 81 km · Bakwa 152 km · Watsa 215 km · Yambio 218 km · Mangbwalu 285 km · Babamba 288 km · Mangina 306 km · Hyosha 313 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 Isiro (2.7739°, 27.616°, elevation 761 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).