Dinguiraye weather in August

In August, Dinguiraye sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 282 mm of rain across 27.7 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dinguiraye's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dinguiraye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
282 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:36 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dinguiraye is small town in northern Guinea.

Founded
1849

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dinguiraye reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Dinguiraye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 3 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
3
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.

Dinguiraye 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°10.311.44.8
Feb35° / 21°10.211.63.3
Mar37° / 24°41.111.91.9
Apr38° / 26°143.412.21.4
May35° / 25°7412.812.52.2
Jun31° / 23°19123.412.63.0
Jul29° / 22°2522612.63.3
Aug29° / 22°28227.712.43.2
Sep30° / 21°23625.412.13.2
Oct31° / 21°11719.111.73.5
Nov33° / 20°122.311.54.3
Dec33° / 19°00.111.44.8

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 (%)
11486
21387
31387
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51288
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dinguiraye gets around 282 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
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3189

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

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11585
21585
31585
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51585
61486
71486
81486
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101486
111486
121486
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201288
211288
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301189
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 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 6:34 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:347:04
212.56:347:04
312.56:347:03
412.56:347:03
512.56:347:03
612.56:357:02
712.56:357:02
812.46:357:02
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1012.46:357:01
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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 4.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dinguiraye

In seasonPeak

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

Dinguiraye's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dinguiraye sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Dinguiraye?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dinguiraye.

What to pack for Dinguiraye in August

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

In August, Dinguiraye sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Dinguiraye 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 Dinguiraye peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dinguiraye 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 Dinguiraye is worst in April — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModeratePoorApr 1058 µg/m³Aug 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dinguiraye?

Dinguiraye sits at 11.3°N, 10.7°W, 432 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Bissikrima, 55 km away.

BissikrimaBankoDabolaArfa MoussaïaDogometSagaloTouguéKouroussa

Topography around Dinguiraye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dinguiraye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 452 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Dinguiraye is covered by grassland (49%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), shrubs (24%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
800 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bissikrima 55 km · Banko 64 km · Dabola 75 km · Arfa Moussaïa 92 km · Dogomet 93 km · Sagalo 101 km · Tougué 105 km · Kouroussa 115 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 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 Dinguiraye (11.2906°, -10.7121°, elevation 432 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).