Finnkolo weather in August

In August, Finnkolo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 254 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 3% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Finnkolo's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Finnkolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
254 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:15 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

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 Finnkolo reaches about 28°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 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Finnkolo

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.

Finnkolo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.411.45.5
Feb34° / 21°20.611.63.7
Mar36° / 24°112.411.92.3
Apr36° / 26°388.512.22.0
May34° / 25°7614.612.52.6
Jun32° / 23°9517.212.63.5
Jul29° / 22°1792412.63.6
Aug28° / 22°2542612.43.6
Sep29° / 22°17722.312.13.7
Oct32° / 22°8415.311.73.8
Nov33° / 21°71.611.54.3
Dec32° / 18°0011.45.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31882
41783
51783
61783
71684
81684
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
141585
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201684
211783
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301981
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Finnkolo gets around 254 mm of rain over 26 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
685
785
886
986
1086
1186
1286
1386
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1984
2084
2184
2283
2383
2483
2582
2682
2781
2881
2981
3080
3180

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15496
16496
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18496
19496
20496
21496
22496
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25496
26496
27496
28496
29496
30496
31397

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:136:43
212.56:136:43
312.56:136:43
412.56:146:42
512.56:146:42
612.56:146:42
712.56:146:41
812.46:146:41
912.46:146:40
1012.46:146:40
1112.46:146:40
1212.46:156:39
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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 4.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
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64.6Bright
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294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Finnkolo

In seasonPeak

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

Finnkolo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Finnkolo sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Finnkolo?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Finnkolo.

What to pack for Finnkolo in August

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

In August, Finnkolo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Finnkolo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Finnkolo peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Finnkolo 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 Finnkolo is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateFeb 1854 µg/m³Aug 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar50Poor
Apr41Poor
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Finnkolo?

Finnkolo sits at 11.3°N, 5.5°W, 381 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Sikasso, 18 km away.

BanforaNielléKoutiala

Topography around Finnkolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Finnkolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m.

The land around Finnkolo is covered by shrubs (47%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
455 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Sikasso 18 km · Orodara 72 km · Kadiolo 85 km · Zégoua 88 km · Karankasso 95 km · Banfora 108 km · Niellé 120 km · Koutiala 125 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 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 Finnkolo (11.2682°, -5.5105°, elevation 381 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).