Ayorou weather in August

In August, Ayorou sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 92 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ayorou's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayorou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:46 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Ayorou is rural commune in Niger.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ayorou reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13526
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How August really feels in Ayorou

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
10 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Ayorou weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°0011.25.9
Feb34° / 19°0011.53.8
Mar38° / 23°00.111.91.1
Apr41° / 26°10.212.30.0
May41° / 29°41.212.70.0
Jun40° / 29°12412.90.4
Jul36° / 27°47912.81.9
Aug34° / 25°9212.612.52.7
Sep37° / 26°276.112.11.8
Oct39° / 26°41.111.70.9
Nov36° / 21°0011.32.3
Dec33° / 18°0011.14.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36238
46238
56139
66139
76040
85941
95941
105842
115842
125743
135743
145842
155743
165743
175644
185743
195743
205743
215644
225743
235743
245743
255743
265842
275842
285842
295941
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ayorou gets around 92 mm of rain over 12.6 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1141
1241
1341
1440
1540
1639
1739
1839
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2737
2837
2936
3035
3135

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1018811
2017821
3017821
4016831
5015841
6014851
7014842
8014842
9013852
10013852
11013852
12013852
13012853
14012853
15012853
16012853
17012853
18012853
19012853
20011863
21011863
22011863
23011863
24011863
25012853
26012853
27012844
28113824
29114814
30115804
31117784

Wind in August

Winds average 12 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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513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:437:22
212.76:437:22
312.66:437:22
412.66:437:21
512.66:437:21
612.66:447:20
712.66:447:20
812.66:447:19
912.66:447:19
1012.66:447:18
1112.66:457:18
1212.56:457:17
1312.56:457:17
1412.56:457:16
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1612.56:467:15
1712.56:467:15
1812.56:467:14
1912.56:467:14
2012.46:467:13
2112.46:467:12
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2312.46:477:11
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2712.46:477:08
2812.36:477:08
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3112.36:477:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
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256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ayorou

In seasonPeak

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

Ayorou sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in May.

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

Is August a good time to visit Ayorou?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ayorou.

What to pack for Ayorou in August

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

In August, Ayorou sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ayorou 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 Ayorou peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ayorou 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 Ayorou is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1785 µg/m³Aug 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ayorou?

Ayorou sits at 14.7°N, 0.9°E, 226 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Méhana, 44 km away.

DoriI-n-TillitNiameyGao

Topography around Ayorou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayorou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Ayorou is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Méhana 44 km · Tillabéri 82 km · Téra 82 km · Dori 128 km · I-n-Tillit 173 km · Niamey 187 km · Aribinda 200 km · Gao 200 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Ayorou (14.7308°, 0.9174°, elevation 226 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).