Gwaram weather in August

In August, Gwaram sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 273 mm of rain across 26.5 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 5% 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 Gwaram's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gwaram's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:13 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
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 Gwaram reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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)
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How August really feels in Gwaram

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.

Gwaram 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° / 14°0011.46.6
Feb33° / 16°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.1
Apr39° / 24°41.312.20.9
May37° / 25°377.312.51.5
Jun34° / 24°8414.812.62.8
Jul30° / 23°20123.812.63.2
Aug29° / 22°27326.512.43.2
Sep31° / 22°13819.212.13.6
Oct33° / 21°315.711.73.8
Nov33° / 18°0011.54.3
Dec30° / 14°0011.46.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32179
42179
52179
62179
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gwaram gets around 273 mm of rain over 26.5 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 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
487
587
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787
887
987
1086
1186
1286
1385
1485
1584
1684
1784
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
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2483
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2683
2782
2882
2982
3082
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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
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9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22793
23793
24793
25793
26694
27694
28694
29595
30595
31595

Wind in August

Winds average 7 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
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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177calm
187calm
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207calm
217calm
227calm
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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 6:11 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:116:42
212.56:126:41
312.56:126:41
412.56:126:41
512.56:126:40
612.56:126:40
712.56:126:40
812.46:136:39
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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 5.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Gwaram

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gwaram 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 Gwaram?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gwaram.

What to pack for Gwaram in August

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

In August, Gwaram sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gwaram in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gwaram peaks around August 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 20UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Gwaram 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 Gwaram is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 16115 µg/m³Jul 2432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov75Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gwaram?

Gwaram sits at 11.3°N, 9.9°E, 452 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Chakwama, 39 km away.

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Topography around Gwaram

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gwaram has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 428 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Gwaram is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
569 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Chakwama 39 km · Birnin Kudu 48 km · Azare 55 km · Kiyawa 64 km · Darazo 65 km · Kari 74 km · Dutse 80 km · Bauchi 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 Gwaram (11.2773°, 9.8839°, elevation 452 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).