Mahina weather in August

In August, Mahina sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 215 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mahina's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
215 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:30 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mahina reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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 Mahina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Mahina 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
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.3
Feb36° / 22°0011.52.5
Mar39° / 25°10.211.90.6
Apr41° / 28°10.512.30.0
May41° / 30°112.812.60.0
Jun38° / 28°479.512.80.9
Jul33° / 25°13916.312.72.9
Aug31° / 24°21520.212.53.3
Sep32° / 24°13516.512.13.3
Oct36° / 24°376.911.72.4
Nov37° / 21°10.311.42.2
Dec34° / 19°00.111.23.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52377
62377
72278
82179
92179
102179
112080
122080
131981
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312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mahina gets around 215 mm of rain over 20.2 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
359
460
561
661
762
863
963
1064
1165
1265
1366
1467
1567
1667
1768
1868
1968
2068
2168
2268
2368
2468
2568
2667
2767
2867
2967
3066
3166

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18416
28416
38416
48416
58416
68317
78317
88317
98218
108218
118119
128119
138020
147921
157921
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207723
217624
227624
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277426
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297426
307327
317327

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
168calm
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278calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 6:28 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:287:05
212.66:287:05
312.66:287:04
412.66:287:04
512.66:297:04
612.66:297:03
712.66:297:03
812.66:297:02
912.56:297:02
1012.56:307:02
1112.56:307:01
1212.56:307:01
1312.56:307:00
1412.56:307:00
1512.56:306:59
1612.56:306:58
1712.56:316:58
1812.46:316:57
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2012.46:316:56
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2612.36:326:52
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3112.36:326:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.75 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.75 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
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64.8Bright
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284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mahina

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mahina sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Mahina?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mahina.

What to pack for Mahina in August

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

In August, Mahina sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mahina 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 Mahina peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Mahina 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 Mahina is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1866 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May47Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul23Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mahina?

Mahina sits at 13.9°N, 10.1°W, 175 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bafoulabé, 80 km away.

KitaDiémaKayesNioroSagaloEl ’AyoûnKolokani

Topography around Mahina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m.

The land around Mahina is covered by grassland (63%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
457 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcropland
August weather nearby: Bafoulabé 80 km · Kita 117 km · Diéma 121 km · Kayes 157 km · Nioro 157 km · Sagalo 200 km · El ’Ayoûn 218 km · Kolokani 226 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 Mahina (13.9044°, -10.0986°, elevation 175 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).