Filingué weather in August

In August, Filingué sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 104 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.5 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 27% 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 Filingué's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Filingué's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:36 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
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 Filingué reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°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 2°C cooler than September.

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

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.

Filingué 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
Jan31° / 16°0011.26.0
Feb34° / 19°0011.53.9
Mar38° / 23°10.111.91.2
Apr41° / 26°10.312.30.0
May40° / 29°61.812.70.0
Jun38° / 28°12312.81.0
Jul35° / 26°478.312.82.5
Aug33° / 25°10411.612.53.2
Sep36° / 26°274.412.12.5
Oct38° / 25°51.111.71.5
Nov36° / 20°0011.32.9
Dec32° / 17°0011.25.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45050
54852
64951
74852
84753
94753
104654
114753
124753
134753
144753
154654
164654
174654
184654
194654
204654
214654
224753
234753
244753
254753
264951
274951
285050
295050
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Filingué gets around 104 mm of rain over 11.6 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1337
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2535
2635
2734
2833
2932
3032
3131

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 (%)
110900
210900
39910
49901
58911
68911
78911
88911
98911
107921
117921
127921
137921
147921
156931
166931
176931
186922
196922
206922
216922
226922
236922
246922
256922
266922
276922
286922
296922
307912
318902

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 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
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613light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
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1212light breeze
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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 6:33 AM to 6:38 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)
112.66:337:12
212.66:347:12
312.66:347:11
412.66:347:11
512.66:347:11
612.66:357:10
712.66:357:10
812.66:357:09
912.66:357:09
1012.66:357:08
1112.56:367:08
1212.56:367:07
1312.56:367:07
1412.56:367:06
1512.56:367:06
1612.56:367:05
1712.56:367:05
1812.56:377:04
1912.46:377:04
2012.46:377:03
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2512.46:377:00
2612.46:386:59
2712.36:386:58
2812.36:386:58
2912.36:386:57
3012.36:386:56
3112.36:386:56

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 5.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 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
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
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126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
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216.0Intense
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276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Filingué

In seasonPeak

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

Filingué 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 Filingué?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Filingué.

What to pack for Filingué in August

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

In August, Filingué sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Filingué 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 Filingué peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Filingué 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 Filingué is worst in February — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1980 µg/m³Aug 1818 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Filingué?

Filingué sits at 14.4°N, 3.3°E, 222 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Baléyara, 74 km away.

DogondoutchiAndéranboukanDossoBirnin GaouréKolloNiameyYouri Kourtéré

Topography around Filingué

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Filingué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Filingué is covered by grassland (52%) and bare terrain (40%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
139 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Baléyara 74 km · Dogondoutchi 110 km · Andéranboukan 124 km · Dosso 146 km · Birnin Gaouré 148 km · Kollo 157 km · Niamey 160 km · Youri Kourtéré 162 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 Filingué (14.3521°, 3.3168°, elevation 222 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).