Kissidougou weather in August

In August, Kissidougou sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 285 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kissidougou's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kissidougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
285 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:35 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Kissidougou is city in southern Guinea, capital of Kissidougou Prefecture.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kissidougou reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)
12721
22721
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42721
52721
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122721
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292821
302821
312821

How August really feels in Kissidougou

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.

Kissidougou weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°91.911.54.6
Feb34° / 21°142.511.73.5
Mar34° / 23°639.711.93.0
Apr32° / 23°11116.512.23.1
May30° / 22°20523.812.43.1
Jun29° / 21°24626.612.53.2
Jul28° / 21°26527.312.53.6
Aug27° / 21°28527.512.33.7
Sep28° / 21°32327.812.13.2
Oct30° / 21°30627.711.83.1
Nov30° / 20°9210.811.64.6
Dec32° / 19°81.711.55.2

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21397
22397
23397
24397
25496
26496
27496
28595
29595
30595
31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kissidougou gets around 285 mm of rain over 27.5 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 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
486
586
686
786
886
986
1087
1187
1287
1387
1487
1587
1687
1788
1888
1989
2089
2190
2290
2391
2491
2591
2691
2792
2892
2992
3092
3192

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17723
27723
37723
47624
57624
67624
77624
87624
97624
107525
117525
127426
137426
147327
157327
167228
177228
187129
197129
207030
216931
226832
236832
246733
256634
266634
276634
286535
296535
306535
316535

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
178calm
188calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:346:59
212.46:346:58
312.46:346:58
412.46:356:58
512.46:356:58
612.46:356:57
712.46:356:57
812.46:356:57
912.46:356:56
1012.36:356:56
1112.36:356:56
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1412.36:356:54
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3112.26:356:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kissidougou

In seasonPeak

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

Kissidougou's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kissidougou sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Kissidougou?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kissidougou.

What to pack for Kissidougou in August

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

In August, Kissidougou sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kissidougou 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 Kissidougou peaks around August 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highAug 23UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kissidougou 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 Kissidougou is worst in March — around 200 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 23.5× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 13192 µg/m³Aug 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb158Very unhealthy
Mar200Very unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep11Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kissidougou?

Kissidougou sits at 9.2°N, 10.1°W, 530 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Yende Millimou, 34 km away.

DouakoGueckedouFoya KamaraVoinjamaMacentaKoidu

Topography around Kissidougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kissidougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 521 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,129 m.

The land around Kissidougou is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
1,129 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Yende Millimou 34 km · Albadéria 41 km · Douako 62 km · Gueckedou 69 km · Foya Kamara 92 km · Voinjama 93 km · Macenta 99 km · Koidu 113 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 Kissidougou (9.1848°, -10.0999°, elevation 530 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).