Tessaoua weather in August

In August, Tessaoua sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 120 mm of rain across 14.6 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Tessaoua's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tessaoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:18 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tessaoua reaches about 32°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 29°C and 35°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 Tessaoua

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.

Tessaoua 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
Jan29° / 14°0011.37.0
Feb33° / 16°0011.54.8
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr40° / 24°10.412.30.3
May39° / 26°82.412.60.4
Jun37° / 26°174.212.81.6
Jul34° / 25°6311.312.72.9
Aug32° / 24°12014.612.53.5
Sep34° / 24°426.912.13.0
Oct37° / 22°61.511.72.0
Nov34° / 18°0011.43.8
Dec30° / 14°0011.26.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34159
43961
53961
63763
73763
83664
93664
103664
113565
123565
133565
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304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tessaoua gets around 120 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
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548
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748
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2148
2248
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2645
2745
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3140

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12575
22476
32377
42278
52179
62080
71981
81882
91882
101783
111684
121585
131585
141486
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271585
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301783
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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
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913light 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 6:16 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:166:53
212.66:166:52
312.66:166:52
412.66:166:52
512.66:166:51
612.66:176:51
712.66:176:50
812.56:176:50
912.56:176:49
1012.56:176:49
1112.56:186:49
1212.56:186:48
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3112.36:206:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tessaoua

In seasonPeak

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

Tessaoua 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 Tessaoua?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tessaoua.

What to pack for Tessaoua in August

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

In August, Tessaoua sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tessaoua 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 Tessaoua peaks around August 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 15UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tessaoua 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 Tessaoua is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14105 µg/m³Aug 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec94Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tessaoua?

Tessaoua sits at 13.8°N, 8.0°E, 400 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Gazaoua, 27 km away.

KatsinaMaradiMadarounfa

Topography around Tessaoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tessaoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Tessaoua is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
172 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Gazaoua 27 km · Aguié 36 km · Mayahi 41 km · Matamey 64 km · Daura 88 km · Katsina 95 km · Maradi 100 km · Madarounfa 103 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 Tessaoua (13.7574°, 7.9874°, elevation 400 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).