Nioki weather in August

In August, Nioki sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 60 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nioki's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nioki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:56 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Nioki is is a locality in the Territory of Kutu in the province of Mai-Ndombe in Congo-Kinshasa..

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 Nioki reaches about 30°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 29°C and 32°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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313123

How August really feels in Nioki

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.

Nioki weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°12919.512.13.6
Feb31° / 23°1351812.13.4
Mar31° / 23°15221.5123.2
Apr31° / 23°15322.411.93.1
May30° / 23°10217.411.93.9
Jun30° / 23°307.311.85.2
Jul30° / 23°225.211.95.3
Aug30° / 23°6013.511.94.3
Sep30° / 23°11420.7123.5
Oct30° / 22°18925.512.13.2
Nov30° / 23°17723.912.13.3
Dec30° / 23°17123.412.23.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44357
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134159
144159
154159
164060
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214060
223961
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263862
273763
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303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nioki gets around 60 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
228
330
432
533
635
737
838
940
1041
1142
1243
1344
1445
1545
1646
1746
1846
1947
2047
2147
2247
2348
2448
2549
2650
2751
2852
2953
3054
3156

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114158
214059
313960
413861
513663
613564
713465
813267
913168
1013069
1112970
1212871
1312772
1412772
1512673
1612574
1712574
1812475
1902476
2002377
2102377
2202278
2302179
2402179
2502080
2601981
2701882
2801783
2901684
3001585
3101486

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 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 5:59 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:52
211.95:595:52
311.95:595:52
411.95:595:52
511.95:585:52
611.95:585:52
711.95:585:52
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1811.95:555:50
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2211.95:545:50
2311.95:545:49
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2711.95:525:49
2811.95:525:48
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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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.2Bright
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55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nioki?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nioki for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nioki in August

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

In August, Nioki sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nioki in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nioki peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 17UV 13Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Nioki 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 Nioki is worst in August — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun46Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nioki?

Nioki sits at 2.7°S, 17.7°E, 326 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kutu, 51 km away.

DunguBoloboMossakaGamboma

Topography around Nioki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nioki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m.

The land around Nioki is covered by trees (31%) and wetland (23%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kutu 51 km · Bandundu Province 75 km · Mushie 91 km · Inongo 110 km · Dungu 163 km · Bolobo 174 km · Mossaka 194 km · Gamboma 223 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 Nioki (-2.7204°, 17.69°, elevation 326 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).