Bida weather in August

In August, Bida sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 238 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bida's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
238 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:31 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bida reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13024
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How August really feels in Bida

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.

Bida 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
Jan35° / 21°00.111.53.2
Feb37° / 23°20.311.71.9
Mar38° / 26°61.411.91.1
Apr38° / 27°295.712.21.3
May35° / 26°7512.212.42.3
Jun32° / 25°12017.112.53.1
Jul30° / 24°18522.712.53.3
Aug30° / 24°23823.812.33.4
Sep30° / 24°2112212.13.3
Oct32° / 24°7511.811.83.8
Nov35° / 23°20.511.63.4
Dec35° / 21°00.111.53.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51486
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
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201486
211486
221387
231387
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301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bida gets around 238 mm of rain over 23.8 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 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
477
577
676
776
876
976
1076
1176
1276
1376
1476
1576
1676
1777
1877
1977
2077
2178
2278
2378
2479
2579
2680
2780
2881
2981
3081
3181

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
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30982
31982

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:306:54
212.46:306:54
312.46:306:54
412.46:306:53
512.46:306:53
612.46:306:53
712.46:316:52
812.46:316:52
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1112.36:316:51
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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 4.11 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bida

In seasonPeak

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

Bida's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bida sees seasonal dust haze (December–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is August a good time to visit Bida?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bida.

What to pack for Bida in August

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

In August, Bida sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bida in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bida peaks around September 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highSep 16UV 12Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bida 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 Bida is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 9110 µg/m³Jul 1827 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan108Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May35Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct48Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bida?

Bida sits at 9.1°N, 6.0°E, 118 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Patigi, 48 km away.

ZungeruMinnaIsanlu-ItedoijowaMokwa

Topography around Bida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 144 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m.

The land around Bida is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
417 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Patigi 48 km · Lapai 62 km · Baro 68 km · Lafiagi 70 km · Zungeru 82 km · Minna 84 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 92 km · Mokwa 108 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 Bida (9.0804°, 6.0099°, elevation 118 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).