Darazo weather in August

In August, Darazo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 251 mm of rain across 25.2 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Darazo's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darazo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:11 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Darazo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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 about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
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42922
52922
62922
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292922
302922
312922

How August really feels in Darazo

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.

Darazo 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
Jan30° / 15°0011.46.2
Feb34° / 18°0011.64.2
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.9
Apr39° / 25°51.112.20.9
May37° / 26°34712.51.6
Jun34° / 24°7013.212.62.9
Jul30° / 22°17822.512.63.4
Aug29° / 22°25125.212.43.5
Sep30° / 22°11117.312.13.9
Oct33° / 21°31611.84.0
Nov33° / 18°0011.54.3
Dec31° / 15°0011.46.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121684
131684
141684
151783
161783
171684
181684
191684
201684
211684
221684
231684
241684
251684
261783
271882
281882
291882
301882
312080

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Darazo gets around 251 mm of rain over 25.2 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
482
582
682
782
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1582
1682
1782
1881
1981
2081
2180
2280
2379
2479
2578
2677
2777
2876
2975
3075
3174

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16496
17496
18496
19496
20496
21496
22496
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:106:39
212.56:106:39
312.56:106:39
412.56:106:38
512.56:106:38
612.56:106:38
712.46:116:37
812.46:116:37
912.46:116:36
1012.46:116:36
1112.46:116:36
1212.46:116:35
1312.46:116:35
1412.46:116:34
1512.46:116:34
1612.46:116:33
1712.46:126:33
1812.36:126:32
1912.36:126:32
2012.36:126:31
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2212.36:126:30
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2712.36:126:28
2812.36:126:27
2912.26:126:26
3012.26:126:26
3112.26:126:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Darazo

In seasonPeak

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

Darazo's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Darazo sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Darazo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Darazo.

What to pack for Darazo in August

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

In August, Darazo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Darazo 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 Darazo peaks around August 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highAug 21UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Darazo 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 Darazo is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 17108 µg/m³Aug 929 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Darazo?

Darazo sits at 11.0°N, 10.4°E, 507 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kari, 32 km away.

AzareBauchiNafadaChakwamaPotiskum

Topography around Darazo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darazo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 498 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m.

The land around Darazo is covered by cropland (80%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
495 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Kari 32 km · Dukku 44 km · Gwaram 65 km · Azare 79 km · Bauchi 99 km · Nafada 101 km · Chakwama 103 km · Potiskum 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 Darazo (10.9992°, 10.4106°, elevation 507 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).