Bouna weather in August

In August, Bouna sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 179 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.3 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 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 Bouna's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:07 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Bouna is city of côte d'ivoire.

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 Bouna 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 on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
62922
72922
82922
92922
102922
112922
122922
132922
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202922
212922
222922
232922
242922
252922
262922
272922
282922
292922
302922
312922

How August really feels in Bouna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 25 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
25
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.

Bouna 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
Jan34° / 20°30.711.53.7
Feb36° / 23°10211.72.3
Mar37° / 25°387.411.91.7
Apr35° / 25°7613.612.22.1
May34° / 24°8915.812.42.7
Jun32° / 23°8715.912.53.5
Jul30° / 23°12820.112.53.8
Aug29° / 22°17923.112.33.7
Sep30° / 22°16622.312.13.6
Oct32° / 23°7513.211.83.7
Nov34° / 22°133.111.63.4
Dec34° / 20°20.511.53.8

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 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101288
111288
121288
131288
141288
151288
161387
171387
181288
191288
201288
211387
221387
231387
241486
251486
261585
271585
281684
291783
301783
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bouna gets around 179 mm of rain over 23.1 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 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
469
569
670
771
871
972
1073
1173
1274
1375
1475
1576
1676
1777
1877
1978
2078
2178
2278
2378
2479
2579
2679
2779
2880
2980
3080
3180

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81288
91288
101189
111189
121090
13991
14892
15892
16793
17694
18595
19595
20496
21496
22397
23397
24397
25298
26298
27298
28298
29199
30199
31199

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
149calm
159calm
169calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
317calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:066:30
212.46:066:30
312.46:066:30
412.46:066:30
512.46:066:29
612.46:066:29
712.46:066:29
812.46:066:28
912.46:076:28
1012.46:076:28
1112.36:076:27
1212.36:076:27
1312.36:076:27
1412.36:076:26
1512.36:076:26
1612.36:076:25
1712.36:076:25
1812.36:076:24
1912.36:076:24
2012.36:076:23
2112.36:076:23
2212.36:076:23
2312.36:076:22
2412.26:076:21
2512.26:076:21
2612.26:076:20
2712.26:076:20
2812.26:076:19
2912.26:076:19
3012.26:066:18
3112.26:066:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bouna

In seasonPeak

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

Bouna's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Bouna?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bouna.

What to pack for Bouna in August

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

In August, Bouna sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bouna in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bouna peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highMar 23UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bouna 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 Bouna is worst in December — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1898 µg/m³Aug 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar36Poor
Apr34Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bouna?

Bouna sits at 9.3°N, 3.0°W, 318 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Batié, 69 km away.

BatiéDoropoFlakièdougouWaGaouaBondoukouJirapa

Topography around Bouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Bouna is covered by shrubs (35%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
422 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Batié 69 km · Doropo 71 km · Flakièdougou 89 km · Wa 103 km · Gaoua 120 km · Damongo 131 km · Bondoukou 138 km · Jirapa 145 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

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 Bouna (9.2693°, -2.9951°, elevation 318 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).