Kamsar weather in August

In August, Kamsar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 593 mm of rain across 30.8 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 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 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 Kamsar's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamsar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
593 mm
30.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:52 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kamsar is City in Guinea.

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 Kamsar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Kamsar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 2 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
2
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.

Kamsar 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° / 21°00.111.44.6
Feb34° / 22°0011.64.0
Mar34° / 23°00.111.93.9
Apr33° / 24°10.212.24.3
May32° / 25°355.912.54.2
Jun30° / 25°20323.912.63.2
Jul29° / 24°49730.412.62.9
Aug28° / 24°59330.812.43.0
Sep29° / 24°40529.312.12.8
Oct30° / 24°22828.611.82.8
Nov31° / 24°6112.611.54.2
Dec32° / 22°40.911.45.1

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 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
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4298
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kamsar gets around 593 mm of rain over 30.8 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 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 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
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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 6:50 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:507:19
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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 3.78 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
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43.7Moderate
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kamsar

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Kamsar?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kamsar.

What to pack for Kamsar in August

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

In August, Kamsar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kamsar in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in November at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Kamsar 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 Kamsar peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kamsar 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 Kamsar is worst in May — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMay 1589 µg/m³Aug 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May95Unhealthy
Jun30Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec55Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kamsar?

Kamsar sits at 10.7°N, 14.6°W, 3 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kolaboui, 29 km away.

BokéSangarédiFriaWendou BorouXitoleDubrékaDixinn

Topography around Kamsar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamsar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m.

The land around Kamsar is covered by water (54%) and mangroves (24%) within 3 km, water (39%) and mangroves (34%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
421 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Kolaboui 29 km · Boké 47 km · Sangarédi 105 km · Fria 117 km · Wendou Borou 118 km · Xitole 122 km · Dubréka 153 km · Dixinn 160 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 Kamsar (10.65°, -14.6167°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).