Guéssabo weather in August

In August, Guéssabo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 150 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Guéssabo's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guéssabo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Guéssabo is town and sub-prefecture in Haut-Sassandra, Ivory Coast.

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 Guéssabo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
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How August really feels in Guéssabo

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.

Guéssabo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°173.311.75.3
Feb32° / 24°406.511.84.1
Mar32° / 24°7814.3123.4
Apr32° / 24°9016.512.13.4
May31° / 24°11820.712.33.3
Jun29° / 23°1322212.43.7
Jul28° / 23°12521.712.44.3
Aug28° / 23°15022.712.24.2
Sep29° / 23°19126.1123.4
Oct30° / 23°1372411.93.5
Nov30° / 23°5612.611.74.6
Dec30° / 23°184.311.65.8

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
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311288

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Guéssabo gets around 150 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
266
365
465
565
665
765
866
966
1066
1167
1268
1368
1469
1570
1672
1773
1874
1976
2077
2178
2279
2380
2481
2582
2683
2783
2884
2984
3085
3185

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62179
72179
82080
91981
101882
111783
121684
131684
141585
151486
161387
171288
181189
191090
20991
21892
22793
23694
24694
25595
26496
27496
28397
29397
30397
31397

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
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59calm
69calm
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109calm
119calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:256:43
212.36:256:43
312.36:256:42
412.36:256:42
512.36:256:42
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2812.26:246:33
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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 3.72 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
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203.7Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Guéssabo

In seasonPeak

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

Guéssabo's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Guéssabo sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Guéssabo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Guéssabo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guéssabo in August

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

In August, Guéssabo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Guéssabo 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 Guéssabo peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Guéssabo 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 Guéssabo is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorFeb 855 µg/m³Sep 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Guéssabo?

Guéssabo sits at 6.7°N, 7.0°W, 226 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Zoukougbeu, 10 km away.

Bangolo TahouakeBoboniessoko

Topography around Guéssabo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guéssabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 216 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 815 m.

The land around Guéssabo is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Zoukougbeu 10 km · Guézon 18 km · Belleville 19 km · Aboka 27 km · Gbapleu 37 km · Kranzadougou 39 km · Bangolo Tahouake 41 km · Boboniessoko 42 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 Guéssabo (6.7367°, -6.9549°, elevation 226 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).