Maïné Soroa weather in August

In August, Maïné Soroa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 123 mm of rain across 16.2 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 14% 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 Maïné Soroa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maïné Soroa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 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 Maïné Soroa 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 35°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 Maïné Soroa

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.

Maïné Soroa 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°0011.36.9
Feb33° / 17°0011.64.7
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr40° / 25°10.312.30.1
May41° / 27°51.912.60.0
Jun39° / 27°133.712.80.8
Jul35° / 26°5911.512.72.3
Aug33° / 24°12316.212.43.1
Sep35° / 24°408.112.12.5
Oct37° / 23°61.711.71.8
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.7
Dec30° / 16°0011.26.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33664
43565
53565
63466
73367
83367
93268
103367
113268
123268
133268
143169
153169
163169
173169
183268
193268
203268
213268
223268
233466
243466
253466
263664
273763
283862
293961
304060
314258

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Maïné Soroa gets around 123 mm of rain over 16.2 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
252
353
453
554
654
755
855
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1454
1554
1653
1753
1852
1952
2051
2150
2250
2349
2448
2547
2646
2746
2845
2944
3043
3142

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 (%)
115841
214851
313861
412871
511881
610891
79901
88902
97912
107912
116922
126922
135932
145932
155932
164942
174942
184942
194942
204942
214942
224942
234942
244942
254942
264942
274942
285932
295932
306922
316922

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
211calm
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511calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 6:00 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:006:36
212.66:006:35
312.66:016:35
412.66:016:35
512.66:016:34
612.56:016:34
712.56:016:34
812.56:026:33
912.56:026:33
1012.56:026:32
1112.56:026:32
1212.56:026:31
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1412.56:026:30
1512.56:036:30
1612.46:036:29
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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 5.79 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Maïné Soroa

In seasonPeak

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

Maïné Soroa 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 Maïné Soroa?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maïné Soroa.

What to pack for Maïné Soroa in August

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

In August, Maïné Soroa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maïné Soroa 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 Maïné Soroa peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Maïné Soroa 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 Maïné Soroa is worst in February — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 11117 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan113Unhealthy
Feb118Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec107Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa sits at 13.2°N, 12.0°E, 335 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Geidam, 37 km away.

GashuaMagumeriKumagunnamDamaturuNguigmiKukawa

Topography around Maïné Soroa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maïné Soroa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m.

The land around Maïné Soroa is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
93 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
August weather nearby: Geidam 37 km · Diffa 65 km · Gashua 113 km · Magumeri 150 km · Kumagunnam 151 km · Damaturu 163 km · Nguigmi 165 km · Kukawa 170 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 Maïné Soroa (13.2114°, 12.0241°, elevation 335 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).