Nema Kunku weather in August

In August, Nema Kunku sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 297 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Nema Kunku's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nema Kunku's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
297 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:54 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nema Kunku reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
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How August really feels in Nema Kunku

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.

Nema Kunku weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.211.34.7
Feb35° / 20°10.111.63.5
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.3
Apr37° / 22°0012.32.0
May36° / 23°20.412.62.4
Jun35° / 25°304.812.82.9
Jul32° / 25°1842012.73.0
Aug31° / 25°29725.912.42.8
Sep31° / 24°2172212.12.9
Oct33° / 24°6811.711.73.3
Nov34° / 22°4111.43.6
Dec33° / 19°20.211.24.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41585
51585
61486
71486
81387
91288
101288
111288
121288
131189
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nema Kunku gets around 297 mm of rain over 25.9 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
380
480
580
680
781
881
981
1082
1182
1282
1383
1483
1584
1684
1784
1885
1985
2085
2185
2286
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2486
2586
2686
2786
2886
2985
3085
3185

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21882
31882
41882
51783
61783
71783
81684
91684
101684
111684
121684
131684
141684
151684
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201486
211486
221486
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241486
251486
261486
271486
281486
291486
301486
311486

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:52 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:527:27
212.66:527:27
312.66:527:27
412.66:527:26
512.66:537:26
612.56:537:26
712.56:537:25
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912.56:537:24
1012.56:537:24
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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 4.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
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44.4Bright
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84.3Bright
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284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nema Kunku

In seasonPeak

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

Nema Kunku's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Nema Kunku sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Nema Kunku?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nema Kunku.

What to pack for Nema Kunku in August

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

In August, Nema Kunku sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Nema Kunku 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 Nema Kunku peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nema Kunku 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 Nema Kunku is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1697 µg/m³Aug 1924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nema Kunku?

Nema Kunku sits at 13.3°N, 15.9°W, 18 m above sea level, in Gambia. The nearest listed city is Soma, 43 km away.

SomaFarafenniNioro du RipLaminBanjul

Topography around Nema Kunku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nema Kunku has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m.

The land around Nema Kunku is covered by shrubs (47%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (28%), shrubs (27%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
60 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Soma 43 km · Farafenni 47 km · Nioro du Rip 56 km · Lamin 61 km · Bignona 61 km · Sédhiou 70 km · Goudomp 75 km · Banjul 78 km

Gambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 25% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$919
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Christian 4%other or none 0%

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 Nema Kunku (13.25°, -15.8833°, elevation 18 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).