Hiré weather in August

In August, Hiré sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 99 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 0% 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 Hiré's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hiré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:19 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Hiré is place in Gôh-Djiboua, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hiré reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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)
12822
22822
32822
42822
52822
62822
72822
82822
92822
102822
112822
122822
132822
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202922
212922
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242922
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262922
272922
282922
292922
302922
312922

How August really feels in Hiré

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 3 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
3
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.

Hiré weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°215.411.74.0
Feb34° / 23°5110.411.82.9
Mar34° / 24°9418.9122.5
Apr33° / 24°10720.612.12.6
May32° / 23°12823.312.32.8
Jun30° / 23°14223.912.43.3
Jul29° / 22°9419.712.34.1
Aug29° / 22°9918.712.24.3
Sep29° / 23°15123.8123.4
Oct30° / 23°12824.411.93.3
Nov31° / 23°6315.611.73.9
Dec31° / 22°256.611.64.8

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3496
4496
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17496
18496
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24595
25595
26595
27694
28694
29694
30793
31793

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hiré gets around 99 mm of rain over 18.7 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 60% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
255
354
454
554
654
754
854
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1456
1556
1657
1758
1859
1960
2061
2163
2264
2365
2466
2567
2668
2769
2870
2971
3072
3172

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12773
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92773
102773
112674
122575
132476
142377
152278
162179
171981
181882
191783
201585
211486
221387
231288
241189
251090
26991
27892
28892
29793
30793
31694

Wind in August

Winds average 8 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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 6:19 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:196:35
212.36:196:35
312.36:196:35
412.36:196:35
512.36:196:35
612.36:196:34
712.26:196:34
812.26:196:34
912.26:196:34
1012.26:196:33
1112.26:196:33
1212.26:196:33
1312.26:196:32
1412.26:196:32
1512.26:196:32
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1812.26:196:31
1912.26:196:30
2012.26:196:30
2112.26:196:29
2212.26:196:29
2312.26:196:29
2412.26:186:28
2512.26:186:28
2612.26:186:27
2712.16:186:27
2812.16:186:26
2912.16:186:26
3012.16:186:25
3112.16:176:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hiré

In seasonPeak

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

Hiré sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is August a good time to visit Hiré?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hiré for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hiré in August

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

In August, Hiré sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Hiré 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 Hiré peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Hiré 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 Hiré is worst in January — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1858 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb52Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hiré?

Hiré sits at 6.2°N, 5.3°W, 207 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Oumé, 26 km away.

DivoErémankonoMoussadougouToumodi

Topography around Hiré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hiré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m.

The land around Hiré is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
644 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Oumé 26 km · Diégonéfla 33 km · Ogoudou 36 km · Doukouya 39 km · Divo 40 km · Erémankono 42 km · Moussadougou 44 km · Toumodi 51 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 Hiré (6.1888°, -5.2946°, elevation 207 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).