Birnin Gaouré weather in August

In August, Birnin Gaouré sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 147 mm of rain across 16.9 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Birnin Gaouré's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birnin Gaouré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:39 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Birnin Gaouré reaches about 32°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 29°C and 34°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)
13225
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313224

How August really feels in Birnin Gaouré

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.

Birnin Gaouré 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°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.4
Mar39° / 24°10.311.91.0
Apr40° / 27°30.812.30.0
May39° / 28°133.412.60.4
Jun37° / 27°276.212.82.0
Jul33° / 25°7312.112.73.2
Aug32° / 24°14716.912.43.5
Sep33° / 25°568.412.13.4
Oct37° / 24°102.611.72.1
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.7
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43763
53565
63466
73367
83268
93169
103169
113070
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213169
223268
233268
243268
253466
263466
273565
283565
293763
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Birnin Gaouré gets around 147 mm of rain over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
252
352
453
553
653
754
854
955
1055
1155
1256
1356
1456
1556
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2155
2255
2355
2454
2554
2653
2752
2852
2951
3050
3149

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11972
21972
31972
41972
51972
61963
71963
81963
91963
101954
111954
121954
131954
141945
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191936
201936
211936
220946
230946
240946
250946
260937
270937
280937
290937
300937
310928

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:37 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:377:12
212.66:377:12
312.66:377:11
412.66:377:11
512.56:387:11
612.56:387:10
712.56:387:10
812.56:387:09
912.56:387:09
1012.56:387:09
1112.56:397:08
1212.56:397:08
1312.56:397:07
1412.56:397:07
1512.46:397:06
1612.46:397:06
1712.46:397:05
1812.46:407:05
1912.46:407:04
2012.46:407:03
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2212.46:407:02
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2412.36:407:01
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2712.36:406:59
2812.36:406:58
2912.36:406:58
3012.36:406:57
3112.36:406:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.42 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Birnin Gaouré

In seasonPeak

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

Birnin Gaouré sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Birnin Gaouré?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Birnin Gaouré.

What to pack for Birnin Gaouré in August

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

In August, Birnin Gaouré sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Birnin Gaouré 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 Birnin Gaouré peaks around August 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 highAug 17UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Birnin Gaouré 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 Birnin Gaouré is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1890 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May37Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Birnin Gaouré?

Birnin Gaouré sits at 13.1°N, 2.9°E, 193 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Dosso, 31 km away.

NiameyTorodiDogondoutchi

Topography around Birnin Gaouré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birnin Gaouré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m.

The land around Birnin Gaouré is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
109 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Dosso 31 km · Say 59 km · Kollo 67 km · Youri Kourtéré 77 km · Baléyara 78 km · Niamey 99 km · Torodi 121 km · Dogondoutchi 136 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 Birnin Gaouré (13.0817°, 2.911°, elevation 193 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).