Biliri weather in August

In August, Biliri sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 196 mm of rain across 22.4 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 28°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 Biliri's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biliri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:09 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Biliri reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22922
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52922
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72922
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312822

How August really feels in Biliri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Biliri 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
Jan32° / 18°0011.55.0
Feb35° / 21°00.111.73.1
Mar38° / 24°20.311.91.4
Apr38° / 26°143.512.21.3
May35° / 26°429.412.42.3
Jun33° / 24°519.412.63.6
Jul30° / 23°10315.212.54.1
Aug28° / 22°19622.412.34.0
Sep29° / 22°9415.612.14.4
Oct32° / 22°367.211.84.2
Nov34° / 20°10.211.53.9
Dec32° / 18°0011.45.0

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 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19892
20892
21892
22892
23991
24991
251090
261090
271090
281189
291189
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Biliri gets around 196 mm of rain over 22.4 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 71% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
370
471
571
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
2371
2471
2570
2669
2769
2868
2967
3066
3165

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12872
22872
32773
42674
52575
62476
72377
82278
92179
102179
112080
121981
131882
141783
151684
161585
171585
181486
191486
201387
211387
221288
231288
241189
251189
261189
271090
281090
29991
30991
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
2110calm
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2510calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:08 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:086:34
212.46:086:34
312.46:086:34
412.46:086:33
512.46:096:33
612.46:096:33
712.46:096:33
812.46:096:32
912.46:096:32
1012.46:096:31
1112.46:096:31
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1312.46:096:30
1412.36:096:30
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2712.26:096:23
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3112.26:096:21

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
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184.4Bright
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214.4Bright
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244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Biliri

In seasonPeak

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

Biliri's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Biliri sees seasonal dust haze (December–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Biliri?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Biliri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Biliri in August

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

In August, Biliri sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Biliri 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 Biliri peaks around March 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 12Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Biliri 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 Biliri is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1798 µg/m³Jul 1920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Biliri?

Biliri sits at 9.9°N, 11.2°E, 549 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kumo, 20 km away.

NumanJalingoDukku

Topography around Biliri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biliri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 525 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Biliri is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
782 m
80 km
961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kumo 20 km · Pindiga 33 km · Garko 35 km · Deba 42 km · Gombe 47 km · Numan 99 km · Jalingo 109 km · Dukku 117 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 Biliri (9.8671°, 11.2259°, elevation 549 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).