Madarounfa weather in August

In August, Madarounfa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 146 mm of rain across 18.1 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 12% 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 Madarounfa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madarounfa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 146 mm; 18.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:22 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Madarounfa is urban commune in Niger.

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

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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 Madarounfa 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 28°C and 33°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	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	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
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24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How August really feels in Madarounfa

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.

Madarounfa 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° / 15°	0	0	11.3	6.8
Feb	33° / 18°	0	0	11.6	4.7
Mar	37° / 21°	0	0.1	11.9	2.0
Apr	39° / 25°	2	0.4	12.3	0.4
May	39° / 26°	15	3.4	12.6	0.8
Jun	36° / 26°	30	7.1	12.8	2.1
Jul	33° / 24°	77	14.5	12.7	3.2
Aug	31° / 23°	146	18.1	12.4	3.6
Sep	33° / 23°	63	9.9	12.1	3.5
Oct	36° / 22°	12	2.5	11.7	2.8
Nov	34° / 18°	0	0	11.4	3.9
Dec	31° / 15°	0	0	11.2	6.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. 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 (%)	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	31	32	34	35	35	37	37
Cloudier (%)	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	72	71	70	69	69	68	66	65	65	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Madarounfa gets around 146 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 60% 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 (%)	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	54	53	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	58
5	58
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	60
10	60
11	60
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27	56
28	55
29	54
30	53
31	52

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 93% 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 (%)	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Oppressive (%)	86	86	87	88	88	89	89	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Wind in August

Winds average 9 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)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:20 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:40 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	12.5	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	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:20	6:55
2	12.6	6:20	6:55
3	12.6	6:20	6:55
4	12.6	6:20	6:54
5	12.6	6:20	6:54
6	12.5	6:21	6:54
7	12.5	6:21	6:53
8	12.5	6:21	6:53
9	12.5	6:21	6:52
10	12.5	6:21	6:52
11	12.5	6:21	6:51
12	12.5	6:22	6:51
13	12.5	6:22	6:50
14	12.5	6:22	6:50
15	12.5	6:22	6:49
16	12.4	6:22	6:49
17	12.4	6:22	6:48
18	12.4	6:22	6:48
19	12.4	6:22	6:47
20	12.4	6:23	6:47
21	12.4	6:23	6:46
22	12.4	6:23	6:45
23	12.4	6:23	6:45
24	12.4	6:23	6:44
25	12.3	6:23	6:44
26	12.3	6:23	6:43
27	12.3	6:23	6:42
28	12.3	6:23	6:42
29	12.3	6:23	6:41
30	12.3	6:23	6:40
31	12.3	6:23	6:40

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.42 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.42 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
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22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Madarounfa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Is August a good time to visit Madarounfa?

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

5.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Madarounfa.

What to pack for Madarounfa in August

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

In August, Madarounfa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Madarounfa 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 Madarounfa peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (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	11	10	11	12	11	10	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Madarounfa 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 Madarounfa is worst in February — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 23 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	106	99	80	58	45	29	23	32	57	69	94
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	101	Unhealthy
Feb	106	Unhealthy
Mar	99	Unhealthy
Apr	80	Unhealthy
May	58	Unhealthy
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	57	Unhealthy
Nov	69	Unhealthy
Dec	94	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Madarounfa?

Madarounfa sits at 13.3°N, 7.2°E, 356 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Maradi, 22 km away.

Topography around Madarounfa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madarounfa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 362 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Madarounfa is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

25 m

cropland 68%

16 km

94 m

cropland 88%

80 km

274 m

cropland 75%

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

August weather nearby: Maradi 22 km · Tibiri 31 km · Katsina 60 km · Guidan Roumdji 63 km · Aguié 71 km · Gazaoua 85 km · Moriki 87 km · Mayahi 91 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 Madarounfa (13.3087°, 7.156°, elevation 356 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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
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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	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	58
5	58
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	60
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	59
23	58
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	54
30	53
31	52

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	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	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	58
5	58
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	60
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	59
23	58
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	54
30	53
31	52

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	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	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	26	74
17	26	74
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	32	68
27	34	66
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	57
3	57
4	58
5	58
6	59
7	59
8	59
9	60
10	60
11	60
12	60
13	60
14	60
15	60
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	59
20	59
21	59
22	59
23	58
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	56
28	55
29	54
30	53
31	52

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	10	90
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95