Gboko weather in August

In August, Gboko sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 192 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.2 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 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gboko's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gboko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:21 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.95 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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Gboko reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62923
72923
82923
92923
102923
112923
122923
132923
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282923
292923
302923
312923

How August really feels in Gboko

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.

Gboko 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° / 22°30.511.63.1
Feb36° / 24°81.411.82.2
Mar36° / 26°203.4122.0
Apr35° / 25°558.212.22.6
May33° / 25°10815.512.33.0
Jun31° / 24°11518.512.43.5
Jul29° / 23°14222.812.43.5
Aug29° / 23°1922512.23.4
Sep30° / 23°19124.8123.2
Oct31° / 23°14520.111.83.4
Nov33° / 23°203.711.74.0
Dec34° / 22°20.411.63.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2496
3496
4496
5496
6595
7595
8595
9595
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16595
17595
18595
19496
20496
21496
22496
23496
24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gboko gets around 192 mm of rain over 25 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 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
576
676
777
877
978
1079
1179
1280
1381
1481
1582
1682
1783
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
3084
3184

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10694
11694
12694
13595
14595
15595
16496
17496
18397
19397
20397
21298
22298
23298
24298
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
310100

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:206:40
212.36:206:40
312.36:216:39
412.36:216:39
512.36:216:39
612.36:216:39
712.36:216:38
812.36:216:38
912.36:216:38
1012.36:216:37
1112.36:216:37
1212.36:216:37
1312.36:216:36
1412.36:216:36
1512.26:216:36
1612.26:216:35
1712.26:216:35
1812.26:216:35
1912.26:216:34
2012.26:216:34
2112.26:216:33
2212.26:216:33
2312.26:206:32
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2712.26:206:31
2812.26:206:30
2912.26:206:30
3012.26:206:29
3112.16:206:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.95 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Gboko

In seasonPeak

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

Gboko's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gboko sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is August a good time to visit Gboko?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gboko.

What to pack for Gboko in August

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

In August, Gboko sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Gboko 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 Gboko peaks around September 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highSep 18UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

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

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 19109 µg/m³Jul 1527 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gboko?

Gboko sits at 7.3°N, 9.0°E, 226 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Katsina-Ala, 36 km away.

ObuduOgojaWukariTakumIbi

Topography around Gboko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gboko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,014 m.

The land around Gboko is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
1,014 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Katsina-Ala 36 km · Igbor 46 km · Makurdi 70 km · Obudu 75 km · Ogoja 77 km · Wukari 105 km · Takum 109 km · Ibi 126 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 Gboko (7.3228°, 9.0011°, elevation 226 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).