Diffa weather in August

In August, Diffa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 115 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 13% 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 Diffa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diffa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:00 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
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 Diffa 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 Diffa

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.

Diffa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°0011.36.7
Feb33° / 18°0011.64.5
Mar38° / 22°0011.91.6
Apr41° / 26°10.212.30.0
May41° / 27°51.812.60.0
Jun39° / 27°133.612.80.7
Jul35° / 26°5210.412.72.3
Aug33° / 24°11515.212.43.1
Sep36° / 25°347.512.12.4
Oct37° / 24°41.411.71.7
Nov35° / 20°0011.43.6
Dec31° / 16°0011.26.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33763
43763
53763
63763
73565
83565
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113664
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Diffa gets around 115 mm of rain over 15.2 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
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751
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2048
2148
2247
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3041
3140

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114860
213861
312871
411881
510891
69901
78911
88911
97921
106931
116922
125932
135932
145932
154942
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174942
184933
193943
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223943
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244933
254933
264933
275923
285923
296922
306922
317912

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
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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 5:58 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:586:33
212.65:586:33
312.65:586:33
412.65:586:32
512.65:596:32
612.55:596:32
712.55:596:31
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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 5.77 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Diffa

In seasonPeak

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

Diffa 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 Diffa?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Diffa.

What to pack for Diffa in August

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

In August, Diffa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Diffa 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 Diffa peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (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 18UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Diffa 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 Diffa is worst in February — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 11121 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan117Unhealthy
Feb122Unhealthy
Mar109Unhealthy
Apr81Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun49Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov75Unhealthy
Dec112Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Diffa?

Diffa sits at 13.3°N, 12.6°E, 311 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Maïné Soroa, 65 km away.

KukawaNguigmiMongunoMagumeriMarteMaiduguri

Topography around Diffa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diffa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 303 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m.

The land around Diffa is covered by grassland (35%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
72 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Maïné Soroa 65 km · Geidam 88 km · Kukawa 112 km · Nguigmi 117 km · Monguno 130 km · Magumeri 136 km · Marte 169 km · Maiduguri 174 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 Diffa (13.3154°, 12.6113°, elevation 311 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).