Tahoua weather in August

In August, Tahoua sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 90 mm of rain across 13.1 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tahoua's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tahoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:28 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Tahoua is city 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 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tahoua 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 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Tahoua

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.

Tahoua 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° / 16°0011.26.2
Feb34° / 18°0011.54.1
Mar38° / 22°0011.91.5
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May40° / 28°92.712.70.0
Jun39° / 27°165.412.90.9
Jul36° / 26°4310.212.82.3
Aug34° / 25°9013.112.52.9
Sep36° / 25°296.812.12.2
Oct38° / 24°51.611.71.6
Nov35° / 20°0011.33.2
Dec32° / 17°0011.15.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55545
65545
75545
85446
95446
105446
115446
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135446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tahoua gets around 90 mm of rain over 13.1 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2442
2542
2641
2740
2840
2939
3038
3137

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
104357
204258
304159
404060
503961
603862
703763
803664
903565
1003466
1103367
1203268
1303169
1403070
1503070
1602971
1702971
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2402971
2502971
2603070
2703169
2813267
2913366
3013465
3113564

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
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:25 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)
112.76:257:05
212.76:257:05
312.66:257:04
412.66:267:04
512.66:267:04
612.66:267:03
712.66:267:03
812.66:267:02
912.66:277:02
1012.66:277:01
1112.66:277:01
1212.56:277:00
1312.56:277:00
1412.56:286:59
1512.56:286:59
1612.56:286:58
1712.56:286:57
1812.56:286:57
1912.56:286:56
2012.56:296:56
2112.46:296:55
2212.46:296:54
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2812.36:306:50
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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 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tahoua

In seasonPeak

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

Tahoua 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 Tahoua?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tahoua.

What to pack for Tahoua in August

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

In August, Tahoua sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tahoua 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 Tahoua 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
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tahoua 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 Tahoua is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1584 µg/m³Aug 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tahoua?

Tahoua sits at 14.9°N, 5.3°E, 389 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Illéla, 48 km away.

MadaouaBirni N KonniAbalakTchin TabaradènIllelaDakoroGwadabawa

Topography around Tahoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tahoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Tahoua is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
400 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Illéla 48 km · Madaoua 117 km · Birni N Konni 122 km · Abalak 125 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 126 km · Illela 129 km · Dakoro 166 km · Gwadabawa 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 Tahoua (14.8888°, 5.2692°, elevation 389 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).