Voinjama weather in August

In August, Voinjama sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 348 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Voinjama's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Voinjama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
348 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:35 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Voinjama is human settlement in Liberia.

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 Voinjama reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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 Voinjama

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.

Voinjama 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
Jan32° / 19°162.811.65.1
Feb33° / 20°345.611.74.1
Mar32° / 22°991511.93.6
Apr30° / 22°14821.712.23.4
May29° / 21°22827.112.43.2
Jun28° / 21°27627.912.53.4
Jul27° / 20°3242912.43.6
Aug26° / 20°34828.912.33.6
Sep27° / 21°36028.8123.4
Oct28° / 20°2742911.83.4
Nov29° / 20°11716.511.64.7
Dec30° / 19°173.711.55.8

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 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
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25298
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29298
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Voinjama gets around 348 mm of rain over 28.9 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 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
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592
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792
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118613
218613
318613
418613
518613
608713
708713
808614
908614
1008614
1108515
1208515
1308416
1408317
1508317
1608218
1708218
1808119
1908020
2008020
2107921
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2407822
2507723
2607624
2707624
2807525
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:34 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:346:56
212.46:346:56
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412.46:346:56
512.36:346:55
612.36:346:55
712.36:346:55
812.36:346:54
912.36:356:54
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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 3.54 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
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183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
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243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Voinjama

In seasonPeak

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

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

Voinjama 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 Voinjama?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Voinjama.

What to pack for Voinjama in August

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

In August, Voinjama sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Voinjama in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Voinjama peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highMar 17UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Voinjama 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 Voinjama is worst in March — around 201 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 24.2× the cleanest month (August, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 15188 µg/m³Aug 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb119Unhealthy
Mar201Very unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May22Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep9Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Voinjama?

Voinjama sits at 8.4°N, 9.7°W, 550 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Macenta, 33 km away.

MacentaGueckedouFoya KamaraBeylaNzérékoré

Topography around Voinjama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Voinjama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 548 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,131 m.

The land around Voinjama is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
1,131 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Macenta 33 km · Gueckedou 45 km · Foya Kamara 51 km · Yende Millimou 70 km · Kissidougou 93 km · Kérouané 124 km · Beyla 124 km · Nzérékoré 126 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

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 Voinjama (8.4219°, -9.7478°, elevation 550 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).