Jos weather in August

In August, Jos sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 306 mm of rain across 28.8 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Jos's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 306 mm; 28.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:19 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Jos is city in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Jos reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	19
2	25	19
3	25	19
4	25	19
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

How August really feels in Jos

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Jos 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 13°	0	0	11.5	8.2
Feb	30° / 15°	2	0.2	11.7	6.6
Mar	32° / 18°	5	0.8	11.9	4.8
Apr	33° / 21°	39	6.8	12.2	3.9
May	30° / 20°	131	17.8	12.4	3.9
Jun	28° / 19°	223	26.1	12.6	3.9
Jul	26° / 19°	264	28.6	12.5	3.8
Aug	26° / 18°	306	28.8	12.3	3.7
Sep	27° / 18°	185	23.9	12.1	4.3
Oct	28° / 18°	47	9.1	11.8	5.8
Nov	29° / 16°	0	0.1	11.5	7.1
Dec	27° / 13°	0	0	11.4	8.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	12	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Cloudier (%)	88	88	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jos gets around 306 mm of rain over 28.8 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	92	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	92
31	92

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16
Muggy (%)	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
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13	8	calm
14	7	calm
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25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:17	6:44
2	12.4	6:17	6:43
3	12.4	6:18	6:43
4	12.4	6:18	6:43
5	12.4	6:18	6:43
6	12.4	6:18	6:42
7	12.4	6:18	6:42
8	12.4	6:18	6:42
9	12.4	6:18	6:41
10	12.4	6:18	6:41
11	12.4	6:18	6:41
12	12.4	6:18	6:40
13	12.4	6:18	6:40
14	12.3	6:19	6:39
15	12.3	6:19	6:39
16	12.3	6:19	6:38
17	12.3	6:19	6:38
18	12.3	6:19	6:38
19	12.3	6:19	6:37
20	12.3	6:19	6:37
21	12.3	6:19	6:36
22	12.3	6:19	6:36
23	12.3	6:19	6:35
24	12.3	6:19	6:34
25	12.3	6:19	6:34
26	12.2	6:19	6:33
27	12.2	6:19	6:33
28	12.2	6:19	6:32
29	12.2	6:19	6:32
30	12.2	6:18	6:31
31	12.2	6:18	6:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.61 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jos

In seasonPeak

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

Jos's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jos sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Jos?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jos.

What to pack for Jos in August

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

In August, Jos sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Jos 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 Jos peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	12	12	10	11	12	13	13	11	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Jos 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 Jos is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	91	103	99	75	47	36	26	27	39	60	65	83
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	91	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	99	Unhealthy
Apr	75	Unhealthy
May	47	Poor
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	60	Unhealthy
Nov	65	Unhealthy
Dec	83	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Jos?

Jos sits at 9.9°N, 8.9°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Bukuru, 15 km away.

Topography around Jos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 1,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m.

The land around Jos is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

200 m

artificial surfaces 80%

16 km

894 m

cropland 31%

80 km

1,260 m

cropland 49%

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← July Jos year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Bukuru 15 km · Lere 62 km · Kagoro 66 km · Kafanchan 76 km · Pankshin 90 km · Kachia 103 km · Bauchi 113 km · Wamba 114 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

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 Jos (9.9285°, 8.8921°, elevation 1,186 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	19
2	25	19
3	25	19
4	25	19
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	92
31	92

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	19
2	25	19
3	25	19
4	25	19
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	92
31	92

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	19
2	25	19
3	25	19
4	25	19
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	26	18
15	26	18
16	26	18
17	26	18
18	26	18
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	26	18
23	26	18
24	26	18
25	26	18
26	26	18
27	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	11	89
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	9	91
8	9	91
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	9	91
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	14	86
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	92
12	92
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	91
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	92
31	92

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	19	81
17	19	81
18	19	81
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84