Dzaoudzi weather in August

In August, Dzaoudzi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dzaoudzi's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dzaoudzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 2.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:16 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 23%; 1st clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dzaoudzi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	24
2	25	24
3	25	24
4	25	24
5	25	24
6	25	24
7	25	24
8	25	24
9	25	24
10	25	24
11	25	24
12	25	24
13	25	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	25	24
23	25	24
24	25	24
25	25	24
26	25	24
27	25	24
28	25	24
29	25	24
30	25	24
31	25	24

Dzaoudzi weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	238	21.7	12.7	4.5
Feb	28° / 26°	196	19.8	12.4	4.5
Mar	28° / 26°	169	20	12.1	4.7
Apr	28° / 27°	69	13	11.7	6.0
May	27° / 26°	21	5.8	11.4	7.6
Jun	26° / 25°	12	2.9	11.3	8.4
Jul	25° / 24°	10	2.5	11.3	8.7
Aug	25° / 24°	10	2.1	11.6	8.9
Sep	25° / 24°	12	3.6	11.9	8.5
Oct	26° / 25°	20	5.4	12.3	8.0
Nov	27° / 26°	40	9	12.6	7.1
Dec	27° / 26°	109	16.5	12.7	5.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95
Cloudier (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	95	5
31	95	5

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dzaoudzi gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	8
6	8
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	9
30	9
31	9

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Muggy (%)	82	82	84	84	84	86	86	87	87	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	91	92	92	92	91	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	86
Oppressive (%)	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	82	10
2	8	82	10
3	7	84	9
4	7	84	9
5	7	84	9
6	6	86	8
7	6	86	8
8	6	87	7
9	6	87	7
10	5	88	7
11	5	89	6
12	4	90	6
13	4	90	6
14	3	91	6
15	3	92	5
16	3	92	5
17	3	92	5
18	3	92	5
19	3	91	6
20	2	92	6
21	2	92	6
22	2	92	6
23	2	91	7
24	3	90	7
25	3	89	8
26	3	89	8
27	3	89	8
28	3	88	9
29	3	88	9
30	4	87	9
31	4	86	10

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
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14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
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27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07
Sunset (PM)	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:22	5:48
2	11.4	6:22	5:48
3	11.4	6:22	5:48
4	11.5	6:21	5:48
5	11.5	6:21	5:49
6	11.5	6:20	5:49
7	11.5	6:20	5:49
8	11.5	6:20	5:49
9	11.5	6:19	5:49
10	11.5	6:19	5:49
11	11.5	6:18	5:50
12	11.5	6:18	5:50
13	11.5	6:17	5:50
14	11.6	6:17	5:50
15	11.6	6:16	5:50
16	11.6	6:16	5:50
17	11.6	6:15	5:50
18	11.6	6:15	5:50
19	11.6	6:14	5:51
20	11.6	6:14	5:51
21	11.6	6:13	5:51
22	11.6	6:13	5:51
23	11.6	6:12	5:51
24	11.7	6:11	5:51
25	11.7	6:11	5:51
26	11.7	6:10	5:51
27	11.7	6:09	5:51
28	11.7	6:09	5:51
29	11.7	6:08	5:51
30	11.7	6:08	5:51
31	11.7	6:07	5:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Intense
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dzaoudzi

In seasonPeak

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

Dzaoudzi sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Dzaoudzi's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Dzaoudzi?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Dzaoudzi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dzaoudzi in August

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

In August, Dzaoudzi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dzaoudzi in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	30	29	29	27	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Dzaoudzi 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 Dzaoudzi peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	14	12	10	8	9	11	12	13	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Dzaoudzi?

Dzaoudzi sits at 12.8°S, 45.3°E, 26 m above sea level, in Mayotte. The nearest listed city is Labattoir, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Dzaoudzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dzaoudzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m.

The land around Dzaoudzi is covered by water (77%) within 3 km, water (75%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

118 m

water 77%

16 km

644 m

water 75%

80 km

616 m

water 96%

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← July Dzaoudzi year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Labattoir 3.0 km · Mamoudzou 3.0 km · Kaouéni 4.0 km · Mtsapéré 4.0 km · Koungou 8.0 km · Moutsamoudou 116 km · Fomboni 173 km · Moroni 249 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dzaoudzi (-12.7834°, 45.2569°, elevation 26 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	24
2	25	24
3	25	24
4	25	24
5	25	24
6	25	24
7	25	24
8	25	24
9	25	24
10	25	24
11	25	24
12	25	24
13	25	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	25	24
23	25	24
24	25	24
25	25	24
26	25	24
27	25	24
28	25	24
29	25	24
30	25	24
31	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	95	5
31	95	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	8
6	8
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	9
30	9
31	9

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	82	10
2	8	82	10
3	7	84	9
4	7	84	9
5	7	84	9
6	6	86	8
7	6	86	8
8	6	87	7
9	6	87	7
10	5	88	7
11	5	89	6
12	4	90	6
13	4	90	6
14	3	91	6
15	3	92	5
16	3	92	5
17	3	92	5
18	3	92	5
19	3	91	6
20	2	92	6
21	2	92	6
22	2	92	6
23	2	91	7
24	3	90	7
25	3	89	8
26	3	89	8
27	3	89	8
28	3	88	9
29	3	88	9
30	4	87	9
31	4	86	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	24
2	25	24
3	25	24
4	25	24
5	25	24
6	25	24
7	25	24
8	25	24
9	25	24
10	25	24
11	25	24
12	25	24
13	25	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	25	24
23	25	24
24	25	24
25	25	24
26	25	24
27	25	24
28	25	24
29	25	24
30	25	24
31	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	95	5
31	95	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	8
6	8
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	9
30	9
31	9

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	82	10
2	8	82	10
3	7	84	9
4	7	84	9
5	7	84	9
6	6	86	8
7	6	86	8
8	6	87	7
9	6	87	7
10	5	88	7
11	5	89	6
12	4	90	6
13	4	90	6
14	3	91	6
15	3	92	5
16	3	92	5
17	3	92	5
18	3	92	5
19	3	91	6
20	2	92	6
21	2	92	6
22	2	92	6
23	2	91	7
24	3	90	7
25	3	89	8
26	3	89	8
27	3	89	8
28	3	88	9
29	3	88	9
30	4	87	9
31	4	86	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	24
2	25	24
3	25	24
4	25	24
5	25	24
6	25	24
7	25	24
8	25	24
9	25	24
10	25	24
11	25	24
12	25	24
13	25	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	25	24
23	25	24
24	25	24
25	25	24
26	25	24
27	25	24
28	25	24
29	25	24
30	25	24
31	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	94	6
21	94	6
22	94	6
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	95	5
31	95	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	8
6	8
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8
29	9
30	9
31	9

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	82	10
2	8	82	10
3	7	84	9
4	7	84	9
5	7	84	9
6	6	86	8
7	6	86	8
8	6	87	7
9	6	87	7
10	5	88	7
11	5	89	6
12	4	90	6
13	4	90	6
14	3	91	6
15	3	92	5
16	3	92	5
17	3	92	5
18	3	92	5
19	3	91	6
20	2	92	6
21	2	92	6
22	2	92	6
23	2	91	7
24	3	90	7
25	3	89	8
26	3	89	8
27	3	89	8
28	3	88	9
29	3	88	9
30	4	87	9
31	4	86	10