Dabou weather in August

In August, Dabou sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 61 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dabou's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dabou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:16 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Dabou 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dabou reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Dabou

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.

Dabou weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°431211.75.7
Feb29° / 26°5113.711.85.1
Mar29° / 26°6918.3124.3
Apr29° / 26°9521.312.14.0
May28° / 25°18626.912.23.6
Jun27° / 25°26726.512.33.9
Jul26° / 24°12818.912.35.2
Aug25° / 23°6113.712.25.9
Sep26° / 24°7817.6125.4
Oct27° / 24°10523.611.94.6
Nov28° / 25°10324.711.84.2
Dec28° / 26°6618.711.74.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52080
62179
72179
82278
92278
102278
112377
122377
132278
142179
152278
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dabou gets around 61 mm of rain over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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541
641
741
841
941
1041
1142
1242
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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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51090
61090
7991
8991
9991
10991
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12892
13793
14793
15694
16694
17595
18595
19496
20496
21397
22397
23298
24298
25298
26298
27199
28199
29199
30199
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:176:31
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312.26:176:30
412.26:176:30
512.26:176:30
612.26:176:30
712.26:176:29
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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 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dabou

In seasonPeak

None of Dabou's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dabou sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), 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 Dabou?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Dabou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dabou in August

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

In August, Dabou sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Dabou in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Dabou in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dabou peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dabou 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 Dabou is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (September, 19 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1862 µg/m³Sep 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr33Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dabou?

Dabou sits at 5.3°N, 4.4°W, 21 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Anyama, 41 km away.

AnyamaAboboAbidjanMarcoryKoumassiAzaguiéBingervilleAhouanou

Topography around Dabou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dabou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m.

The land around Dabou is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
194 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Anyama 41 km · Abobo 41 km · Abidjan 42 km · Marcory 42 km · Koumassi 45 km · Azaguié 47 km · Bingerville 55 km · Ahouanou 57 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 Dabou (5.3256°, -4.3769°, elevation 21 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).