Koundara weather in August

In August, Koundara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 304 mm of rain across 25.8 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 30°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 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 Koundara's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koundara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 304 mm; 25.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:45 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; out of 10

Koundara is human settlement in Guinea.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Koundara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
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31	30	23

How August really feels in Koundara

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Koundara 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	1	0.1	11.3	3.8
Feb	36° / 21°	0	0.1	11.6	2.3
Mar	38° / 24°	0	0.1	11.9	1.1
Apr	39° / 26°	0	0.1	12.3	0.8
May	38° / 27°	14	2.9	12.6	1.3
Jun	34° / 25°	73	10.4	12.7	2.7
Jul	31° / 24°	198	22	12.7	3.1
Aug	30° / 24°	304	25.8	12.4	3.0
Sep	31° / 23°	239	22.9	12.1	3.0
Oct	32° / 23°	85	11.9	11.7	3.6
Nov	34° / 21°	8	1.5	11.4	3.9
Dec	34° / 19°	1	0.1	11.3	4.0

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 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	6	94
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20	6	94
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24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Koundara gets around 304 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	85	85	85	85	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	80
7	80
8	80
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	82
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31	84

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66
Miserable (%)	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
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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 6:43 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46
Sunset (PM)	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:43	7:16
2	12.5	6:43	7:16
3	12.5	6:43	7:15
4	12.5	6:43	7:15
5	12.5	6:43	7:15
6	12.5	6:43	7:14
7	12.5	6:44	7:14
8	12.5	6:44	7:13
9	12.5	6:44	7:13
10	12.5	6:44	7:13
11	12.5	6:44	7:12
12	12.5	6:44	7:12
13	12.4	6:44	7:11
14	12.4	6:45	7:11
15	12.4	6:45	7:10
16	12.4	6:45	7:10
17	12.4	6:45	7:09
18	12.4	6:45	7:09
19	12.4	6:45	7:08
20	12.4	6:45	7:08
21	12.4	6:45	7:07
22	12.4	6:45	7:07
23	12.3	6:45	7:06
24	12.3	6:45	7:05
25	12.3	6:45	7:05
26	12.3	6:45	7:04
27	12.3	6:45	7:03
28	12.3	6:46	7:03
29	12.3	6:46	7:02
30	12.3	6:46	7:02
31	12.3	6:46	7:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.27 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
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25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Koundara

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Koundara?

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

3.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koundara.

What to pack for Koundara in August

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

In August, Koundara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Koundara 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 Koundara 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	11	13	11	11	12	12	13	13	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Koundara 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 Koundara is worst in February — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	67	72	62	54	54	33	18	14	17	31	39	62
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	67	Unhealthy
Feb	72	Unhealthy
Mar	62	Unhealthy
Apr	54	Poor
May	54	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	62	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Koundara?

Koundara sits at 12.5°N, 13.3°W, 77 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kamabi, 16 km away.

Topography around Koundara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koundara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Koundara is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

cropland 65%

16 km

473 m

trees 43%

80 km

751 m

trees 61%

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← July Koundara year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Kamabi 16 km · Koumbia 79 km · Médina Gounas 88 km · Gabú 103 km · Diaoubé 106 km · Vélingara 115 km · Kédougou 122 km · Wendou Borou 133 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

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 Koundara (12.4833°, -13.3°, elevation 77 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
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17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	80
7	80
8	80
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	83
16	83
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	86
26	86
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	80
7	80
8	80
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	83
16	83
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	86
26	86
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	23
27	30	23
28	30	23
29	30	23
30	30	23
31	30	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	9	91
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	78
2	79
3	79
4	79
5	79
6	80
7	80
8	80
9	81
10	81
11	81
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	83
16	83
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	86
26	86
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	84

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	66	34
30	66	34
31	66	34