Illéla weather in August

In August, Illéla sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 94 mm of rain across 11.8 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 22% 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 Illéla's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Illéla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Illéla is urban commune in Niger.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Illéla reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13425
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33325
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313425

How August really feels in Illéla

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.

Illéla 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° / 17°0011.25.8
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May40° / 28°103.112.70.1
Jun38° / 28°195.912.81.2
Jul35° / 26°449.812.82.6
Aug33° / 25°9411.812.53.3
Sep35° / 25°34612.12.6
Oct38° / 24°61.911.71.6
Nov36° / 21°0011.32.8
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44753
54654
64555
74555
84555
94357
104357
114357
124258
134357
144456
154456
164456
174555
184555
194456
204456
214654
224654
234654
244654
254753
264852
274753
284951
294951
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Illéla gets around 94 mm of rain over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1438
1537
1637
1737
1836
1936
2036
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2737
2836
2936
3035
3135

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
120800
220800
319810
418820
518820
618820
717830
817830
917830
1016840
1116840
1215850
1315850
1414860
1513870
1613870
1712880
1812880
1912880
2012880
2112880
2212880
2312880
2412880
2513861
2613861
2714851
2815841
2915841
3016831
3117821

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
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1611calm
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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 6:26 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:267:05
212.66:267:04
312.66:267:04
412.66:267:03
512.66:277:03
612.66:277:03
712.66:277:02
812.66:277:02
912.66:277:01
1012.66:287:01
1112.56:287:00
1212.56:287:00
1312.56:286:59
1412.56:286:59
1512.56:286:58
1612.56:296:58
1712.56:296:57
1812.56:296:57
1912.56:296:56
2012.46:296:55
2112.46:296:55
2212.46:296:54
2312.46:296:53
2412.46:306:53
2512.46:306:52
2612.46:306:51
2712.36:306:51
2812.36:306:50
2912.36:306:49
3012.36:306:49
3112.36:306:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Illéla

In seasonPeak

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

Illéla 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 Illéla?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Illéla.

What to pack for Illéla in August

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Illéla 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 Illéla peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highAug 16UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Illéla 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 Illéla is worst in February — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1492 µg/m³Aug 1819 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan87Unhealthy
Feb93Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Illéla?

Illéla sits at 14.5°N, 5.2°E, 307 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Tahoua, 48 km away.

GwadabawaSokotoAbalakDogondoutchi

Topography around Illéla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Illéla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Illéla is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Tahoua 48 km · Birni N Konni 74 km · Illela 81 km · Madaoua 88 km · Gwadabawa 123 km · Sokoto 155 km · Abalak 157 km · Dogondoutchi 160 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 Illéla (14.4605°, 5.2437°, elevation 307 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).