Lambaréné weather in August

In August, Lambaréné sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Lambaréné's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lambaréné's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Lambaréné is town in Gabon.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lambaréné reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12722
22722
32722
42722
52722
62722
72722
82722
92822
102822
112822
122822
132822
142822
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182822
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202822
212822
222822
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242822
252822
262822
272822
282822
292823
302823
312823

How August really feels in Lambaréné

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.

Lambaréné weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°23428.2122.6
Feb31° / 24°20524.5122.5
Mar31° / 24°25128.2122.4
Apr31° / 24°22926.4122.5
May31° / 24°19525.2123.0
Jun28° / 23°437.4125.8
Jul27° / 22°122.5126.8
Aug28° / 22°133.1126.6
Sep29° / 23°8113.9124.5
Oct30° / 24°27028.3122.8
Nov30° / 24°35329.6122.6
Dec30° / 24°30429.5122.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
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21199
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26199
27199
28199
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lambaréné gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
75
85
95
105
116
126
137
147
158
169
179
1810
1911
2012
2112
2213
2314
2415
2516
2617
2717
2818
2919
3020
3121

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117326
217326
317227
417227
517128
617029
716930
816831
916732
1016633
1116534
1216435
1316336
1416138
1516039
1615940
1715742
1815643
1915544
2015346
2105347
2205149
2304951
2404852
2504654
2604456
2704357
2804159
2903961
3003763
3103565

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:26 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:266:24
212.06:266:24
312.06:266:24
412.06:266:24
512.06:266:24
612.06:266:24
712.06:256:24
812.06:256:24
912.06:256:24
1012.06:256:23
1112.06:256:23
1212.06:256:23
1312.06:246:23
1412.06:246:23
1512.06:246:23
1612.06:246:22
1712.06:246:22
1812.06:236:22
1912.06:236:22
2012.06:236:22
2112.06:236:21
2212.06:226:21
2312.06:226:21
2412.06:226:21
2512.06:216:20
2612.06:216:20
2712.06:216:20
2812.06:216:20
2912.06:206:19
3012.06:206:19
3112.06:196:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.06 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Lambaréné

In seasonPeak

None of Lambaréné's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Lambaréné's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Lambaréné?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lambaréné in August

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

In August, Lambaréné sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Lambaréné in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lambaréné peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 20UV 14Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Lambaréné 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 Lambaréné is worst in February — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateFeb 1329 µg/m³Oct 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lambaréné?

Lambaréné sits at 0.7°S, 10.2°E, 26 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Oyam, 74 km away.

OyamNtoumOwendoLibrevilleMouilaPort-GentilAkandaKoulamoutou

Topography around Lambaréné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lambaréné has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m.

The land around Lambaréné is covered by trees (54%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
331 m
80 km
876 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Oyam 74 km · Ntoum 132 km · Owendo 137 km · Libreville 150 km · Mouila 158 km · Port-Gentil 162 km · Akanda 177 km · Koulamoutou 252 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,263
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
23.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Lambaréné (-0.7001°, 10.2406°, elevation 26 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).