Argungu weather in August

In August, Argungu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 167 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Argungu's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Argungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:33 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 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 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Argungu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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 Argungu

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.

Argungu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.34.9
Feb36° / 22°00.111.62.8
Mar39° / 25°10.111.90.6
Apr41° / 28°41.212.30.0
May39° / 28°235.112.60.6
Jun36° / 27°387.712.72.2
Jul33° / 25°8113.112.73.3
Aug31° / 24°1671812.43.5
Sep33° / 24°678.912.13.6
Oct36° / 24°143.111.72.6
Nov36° / 22°0011.42.8
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42377
52179
62179
72179
82080
92080
102080
111981
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312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Argungu gets around 167 mm of rain over 18 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
255
355
456
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657
757
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1057
1157
1257
1356
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1556
1657
1757
1857
1958
2058
2158
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2758
2858
2957
3056
3155

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
158calm
168calm
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228calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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318calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:317:05
212.66:317:05
312.66:317:04
412.56:317:04
512.56:327:04
612.56:327:03
712.56:327:03
812.56:327:03
912.56:327:02
1012.56:327:02
1112.56:337:01
1212.56:337:01
1312.56:337:00
1412.46:337:00
1512.46:336:59
1612.46:336:59
1712.46:336:58
1812.46:336:58
1912.46:336:57
2012.46:346:57
2112.46:346:56
2212.46:346:55
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2412.36:346:54
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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 5.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Argungu

In seasonPeak

None of Argungu's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Argungu sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Argungu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Argungu.

What to pack for Argungu in August

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

In August, Argungu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Argungu 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 Argungu peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Argungu 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 Argungu is worst in February — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1699 µg/m³Aug 1220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan90Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Argungu?

Argungu sits at 12.7°N, 4.5°E, 228 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Tambuwal, 40 km away.

SokotoGummiGwadabawaDogondoutchiKamba

Topography around Argungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Argungu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Argungu is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
169 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
August weather nearby: Tambuwal 40 km · Birnin Kebbi 48 km · Jega 60 km · Sokoto 85 km · Gummi 93 km · Gwadabawa 103 km · Dogondoutchi 113 km · Kamba 137 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Argungu (12.7448°, 4.5251°, elevation 228 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).