Nguigmi weather in August

In August, Nguigmi sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 76 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Nguigmi's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguigmi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:57 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nguigmi reaches about 34°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 31°C and 37°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 Nguigmi

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.

Nguigmi weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 13°0011.37.9
Feb32° / 16°0011.55.6
Mar36° / 20°00.111.92.6
Apr40° / 24°10.112.30.3
May41° / 26°3112.70.0
Jun40° / 27°72.212.80.3
Jul37° / 26°377.912.81.8
Aug34° / 25°7610.612.52.7
Sep37° / 25°214.612.11.8
Oct37° / 23°30.911.71.7
Nov33° / 18°0011.34.3
Dec29° / 14°0011.27.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 (%)
14753
24654
34555
44555
54357
64357
74258
84159
94258
104258
114258
124357
134357
144357
154456
164456
174456
184456
194555
204555
214555
224555
234753
244852
254852
264852
275050
285050
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nguigmi gets around 76 mm of rain over 10.6 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
334
434
534
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1434
1534
1634
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
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2433
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2632
2732
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2931
3030
3129

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10013762
20013663
30013465
40013267
50013069
60012871
70012673
80012475
90012277
100012079
110011980
120011881
130011782
140011782
150011782
160011782
170011782
180001783
190001783
200001783
210001882
220001882
230011980
240012079
250012079
260012178
270022276
280022375
291132372
301132471
311142569

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light 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 5:54 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:546:33
212.65:556:32
312.65:556:32
412.65:556:32
512.65:556:31
612.65:566:31
712.65:566:30
812.65:566:30
912.65:566:30
1012.55:566:29
1112.55:566:29
1212.55:576:28
1312.55:576:28
1412.55:576:27
1512.55:576:27
1612.55:576:26
1712.55:576:25
1812.55:586:25
1912.45:586:24
2012.45:586:24
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2712.35:596:19
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3112.35:596:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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166.2Intense
176.3Intense
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216.3Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nguigmi

In seasonPeak

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

Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nguigmi.

What to pack for Nguigmi in August

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

In August, Nguigmi sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi peaks around August 16 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 highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi is worst in February — around 133 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 11132 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb133Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec123Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nguigmi?

Nguigmi sits at 14.2°N, 13.1°E, 287 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Diffa, 117 km away.

DiffaKukawaMaïné SoroaMongunoBolGeidamMarteBlangwa

Topography around Nguigmi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguigmi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Nguigmi is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
114 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Diffa 117 km · Kukawa 155 km · Maïné Soroa 165 km · Monguno 184 km · Bol 194 km · Geidam 198 km · Marte 224 km · Blangwa 226 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 Nguigmi (14.2495°, 13.1092°, elevation 287 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).