Tillabéri weather in August

In August, Tillabéri sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 110 mm of rain across 13.9 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 33°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 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 Tillabéri's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tillabéri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:44 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
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 Tillabéri reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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)
13425
23425
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43425
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How August really feels in Tillabéri

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.

Tillabéri 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° / 17°0011.35.7
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.6
Mar38° / 23°10.211.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.312.30.0
May41° / 29°51.512.60.0
Jun39° / 28°154.412.80.8
Jul35° / 26°5310.512.82.3
Aug33° / 25°11013.912.53.0
Sep36° / 26°316.712.12.2
Oct38° / 25°51.611.71.2
Nov36° / 21°0011.32.4
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.9

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 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45644
55644
65446
75446
85347
95248
105248
115149
125149
135149
145248
155149
165149
175248
185149
195149
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215248
225149
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245248
255248
265248
275248
285248
295347
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315347

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tillabéri gets around 110 mm of rain over 13.9 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
247
347
447
547
647
747
847
946
1046
1146
1245
1344
1444
1544
1643
1743
1843
1942
2042
2142
2242
2342
2441
2541
2641
2741
2840
2939
3039
3138

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 (%)
17921
27921
36922
46922
56922
66922
76922
86922
96913
106913
116913
126913
136913
146913
156913
165923
175923
185923
195923
205923
215923
225923
235923
245923
255923
265923
275923
286904
297894
307894
318884

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light 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 6:41 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:417:19
212.66:417:19
312.66:427:19
412.66:427:18
512.66:427:18
612.66:427:17
712.66:427:17
812.66:437:17
912.66:437:16
1012.56:437:16
1112.56:437:15
1212.56:437:15
1312.56:437:14
1412.56:447:14
1512.56:447:13
1612.56:447:13
1712.56:447:12
1812.56:447:11
1912.46:447:11
2012.46:447:10
2112.46:457:10
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2612.46:457:06
2712.36:457:06
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3112.36:457:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
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246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tillabéri

In seasonPeak

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

Tillabéri sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tillabéri?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tillabéri.

What to pack for Tillabéri in August

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

In August, Tillabéri sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tillabéri 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 Tillabéri peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tillabéri 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 Tillabéri is worst in February — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1993 µg/m³Aug 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar91Unhealthy
Apr69Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tillabéri?

Tillabéri sits at 14.2°N, 1.5°E, 215 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Méhana, 40 km away.

NiameyTorodiYouri KourtéréKolloSay

Topography around Tillabéri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tillabéri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Tillabéri is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
184 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Méhana 40 km · Téra 79 km · Ayorou 82 km · Niamey 105 km · Torodi 127 km · Youri Kourtéré 129 km · Kollo 139 km · Say 158 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 Tillabéri (14.2071°, 1.4542°, elevation 215 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).