Gazaoua weather in August

In August, Gazaoua sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 136 mm of rain across 16.5 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Gazaoua's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gazaoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 136 mm; 16.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:19 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Gazaoua reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How August really feels in Gazaoua

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gazaoua 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 14°	0	0	11.3	6.9
Feb	33° / 17°	0	0	11.5	4.7
Mar	37° / 21°	0	0	11.9	2.0
Apr	39° / 24°	2	0.5	12.3	0.4
May	39° / 26°	10	2.9	12.6	0.6
Jun	37° / 26°	22	5.7	12.8	1.8
Jul	33° / 24°	73	13.1	12.7	3.1
Aug	31° / 23°	136	16.5	12.4	3.6
Sep	34° / 24°	48	7.9	12.1	3.3
Oct	36° / 22°	7	1.6	11.7	2.3
Nov	34° / 18°	0	0	11.4	3.8
Dec	31° / 14°	0	0	11.2	6.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	40	38	37	37	36	36	34	33	33	32	32	33	32	32	33	33	33	33	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	41	41	42	42	43
Cloudier (%)	60	62	63	63	64	64	66	67	67	68	68	67	68	68	67	67	67	67	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	61	59	59	58	58	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gazaoua gets around 136 mm of rain over 16.5 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 53% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	54
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13
Oppressive (%)	79	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	85	86	86	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:16	6:53
2	12.6	6:16	6:52
3	12.6	6:17	6:52
4	12.6	6:17	6:52
5	12.6	6:17	6:51
6	12.6	6:17	6:51
7	12.5	6:17	6:50
8	12.5	6:18	6:50
9	12.5	6:18	6:49
10	12.5	6:18	6:49
11	12.5	6:18	6:49
12	12.5	6:18	6:48
13	12.5	6:18	6:48
14	12.5	6:19	6:47
15	12.5	6:19	6:47
16	12.5	6:19	6:46
17	12.4	6:19	6:46
18	12.4	6:19	6:45
19	12.4	6:19	6:44
20	12.4	6:19	6:44
21	12.4	6:19	6:43
22	12.4	6:19	6:43
23	12.4	6:20	6:42
24	12.4	6:20	6:41
25	12.3	6:20	6:41
26	12.3	6:20	6:40
27	12.3	6:20	6:39
28	12.3	6:20	6:39
29	12.3	6:20	6:38
30	12.3	6:20	6:37
31	12.3	6:20	6:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Gazaoua

In seasonPeak

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

Gazaoua 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 Gazaoua?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gazaoua.

What to pack for Gazaoua in August

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

In August, Gazaoua sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Gazaoua 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 Gazaoua peaks around August 15 at about 12 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	11	12	10	10	12	12	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Gazaoua 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 Gazaoua is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	101	105	99	83	63	51	33	26	35	59	67	94
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	101	Unhealthy
Feb	105	Unhealthy
Mar	99	Unhealthy
Apr	83	Unhealthy
May	63	Unhealthy
Jun	51	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	35	Poor
Oct	59	Unhealthy
Nov	67	Unhealthy
Dec	94	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gazaoua?

Gazaoua sits at 13.5°N, 7.9°E, 408 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Aguié, 15 km away.

Topography around Gazaoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gazaoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 405 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 203 m.

The land around Gazaoua is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

23 m

cropland 85%

16 km

68 m

cropland 80%

80 km

203 m

cropland 84%

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← July Gazaoua year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Aguié 15 km · Tessaoua 27 km · Mayahi 54 km · Matamey 62 km · Katsina 68 km · Daura 70 km · Madarounfa 85 km · Maradi 88 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

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 Gazaoua (13.5258°, 7.914°, elevation 408 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	54
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	54
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	54
10	54
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	54
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	54
21	53
22	53
23	53
24	52
25	52
26	51
27	51
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	21	79
2	21	79
3	20	80
4	19	81
5	18	82
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	12	88
30	12	88
31	13	87