Burutu weather in August

In August, Burutu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 276 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Burutu's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
276 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:37 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
86%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Burutu is Local government areas in Delta State,in Nigeria..

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Burutu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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

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.

Burutu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°5714.311.74.6
Feb30° / 26°8818.611.83.6
Mar30° / 26°17626.6122.9
Apr30° / 26°23827.412.12.8
May30° / 25°31429.712.22.8
Jun28° / 24°38129.512.33.1
Jul27° / 24°38328.812.33.5
Aug27° / 24°27627.312.23.7
Sep27° / 24°32129.4123.3
Oct28° / 24°33830.611.93.0
Nov29° / 25°18527.811.83.0
Dec30° / 25°6718.111.74.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2793
3793
4793
5892
6892
7892
8892
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12892
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Burutu gets around 276 mm of rain over 27.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
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486
586
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886
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2892
2992
3093
3193

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:376:51
212.26:376:51
312.26:376:51
412.26:376:51
512.26:376:50
612.26:376:50
712.26:376:50
812.26:376:50
912.26:376:49
1012.26:376:49
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1312.26:376:48
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2712.16:356:43
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3012.16:356:42
3112.16:356:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
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273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Burutu

In seasonPeak

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

Burutu sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is August a good time to visit Burutu?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burutu.

What to pack for Burutu in August

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

In August, Burutu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Burutu in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Burutu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burutu peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highMar 23UV 13Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Burutu 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 Burutu is worst in January — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateJan 1784 µg/m³Sep 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan86Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr31Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Burutu?

Burutu sits at 5.4°N, 5.5°E, 7 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Warri, 32 km away.

YenagoaKwaleBenin CityAgborOgwashi-Uku

Topography around Burutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m.

The land around Burutu is covered by mangroves (69%) and water (23%) within 3 km, mangroves (71%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), water (29%) and mangroves (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
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27 m
80 km
60 m
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August weather nearby: Warri 32 km · Ughelli 57 km · Sapele 63 km · Yenagoa 97 km · Kwale 110 km · Benin City 110 km · Agbor 126 km · Ogwashi-Uku 145 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 Burutu (5.3533°, 5.5083°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).