Dakoro weather in August

In August, Dakoro sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 96 mm of rain across 12.7 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Dakoro's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dakoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:22 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 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 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Dakoro reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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

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.

Dakoro 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
Jan29° / 14°0011.27.3
Feb33° / 17°0011.55.0
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.2
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.2
May40° / 27°8212.70.1
Jun38° / 27°113.112.81.1
Jul35° / 25°469.312.82.6
Aug33° / 24°9612.712.53.3
Sep36° / 24°315.212.12.5
Oct37° / 23°61.311.71.9
Nov34° / 19°0011.33.9
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
34951
44852
54654
64654
74654
84555
94555
104456
114357
124357
134555
144555
154654
164654
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184654
194753
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244951
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265050
275149
285149
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dakoro gets around 96 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1540
1640
1740
1840
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2041
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2340
2440
2539
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3035
3134

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102971
202773
302674
402575
502377
602278
702179
802080
901981
1001882
1101783
1201684
1301585
1401585
1501486
1601387
1701387
1801288
1901288
2001288
2101288
2201288
2301288
2401288
2501387
2601486
2701585
2801684
2901783
3011980
3112079

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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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 6:19 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:196:59
212.66:206:58
312.66:206:58
412.66:206:57
512.66:206:57
612.66:216:57
712.66:216:56
812.66:216:56
912.66:216:55
1012.66:216:55
1112.56:226:54
1212.56:226:54
1312.56:226:53
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1712.56:236:51
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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 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
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286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Dakoro

In seasonPeak

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

Dakoro sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Dakoro?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dakoro.

What to pack for Dakoro in August

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

In August, Dakoro sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Dakoro 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 Dakoro peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highAug 16UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dakoro 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 Dakoro is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 11102 µg/m³Aug 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar91Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dakoro?

Dakoro sits at 14.5°N, 6.8°E, 416 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Guidan Roumdji, 95 km away.

Guidan RoumdjiMadaouaTibiriMayahiAbalakMaradiMadarounfaTessaoua

Topography around Dakoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dakoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 412 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m.

The land around Dakoro is covered by grassland (48%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
438 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Guidan Roumdji 95 km · Madaoua 99 km · Tibiri 110 km · Mayahi 116 km · Abalak 117 km · Maradi 118 km · Madarounfa 140 km · Tessaoua 156 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 Dakoro (14.5106°, 6.765°, elevation 416 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).