San-Pédro weather in August

In August, San-Pédro sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 80 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 San-Pédro's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San-Pédro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

San-Pédro is city in 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in San-Pédro reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°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 San-Pédro

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.

San-Pédro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°4913.411.85.3
Feb29° / 25°5514.311.84.7
Mar29° / 25°7518.1124.3
Apr29° / 25°9020.312.14.0
May28° / 25°21526.912.23.5
Jun27° / 24°27525.312.34.0
Jul26° / 24°1321912.25.0
Aug26° / 23°801612.25.4
Sep26° / 24°13222.1124.6
Oct27° / 24°12024.511.94.4
Nov28° / 24°10223.111.84.2
Dec28° / 25°7318.411.74.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
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51783
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101684
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San-Pédro gets around 80 mm of rain over 16 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 52% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
247
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947
1047
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1248
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1549
1650
1751
1851
1952
2053
2154
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3063
3164

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52773
62674
72674
82575
92476
102377
112278
122179
131981
141882
151783
161684
171486
181387
191288
201090
21991
22892
23793
24595
25496
26496
27397
28298
29298
30199
31199

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light 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 6:26 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:266:39
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312.26:266:39
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512.26:266:38
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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 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for San-Pédro

In seasonPeak

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

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

San-Pédro sees seasonal dust haze (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 San-Pédro?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit San-Pédro for sightseeing.

What to pack for San-Pédro in August

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

In August, San-Pédro sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near San-Pédro 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 14 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
Jul26Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in San-Pédro 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 San-Pédro peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jul 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San-Pédro 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 San-Pédro is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.9× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2041 µg/m³Sep 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov11Good
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San-Pédro?

San-Pédro sits at 4.7°N, 6.6°W, 9 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Watté, 26 km away.

DagadjiLobakuyaGligbeuadjiGnépassoSahoua

Topography around San-Pédro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San-Pédro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m.

The land around San-Pédro is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Watté 26 km · Gabiadji 32 km · Gagny 36 km · Dagadji 46 km · Lobakuya 50 km · Gligbeuadji 51 km · Gnépasso 54 km · Sahoua 54 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 San-Pédro (4.7485°, -6.6363°, elevation 9 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).