Malumfashi weather in August

In August, Malumfashi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 226 mm of rain across 25.8 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Malumfashi's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malumfashi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:22 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Malumfashi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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 Malumfashi

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.

Malumfashi 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
Jan29° / 15°0011.47.7
Feb32° / 17°0011.65.5
Mar35° / 21°10.211.93.0
Apr37° / 24°7212.31.9
May35° / 24°518.712.52.5
Jun32° / 23°8714.612.73.7
Jul29° / 22°14821.512.63.9
Aug28° / 21°22625.812.43.6
Sep30° / 21°14420.512.13.9
Oct32° / 20°376.511.74.6
Nov32° / 17°0011.55.5
Dec29° / 15°0011.37.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101288
111288
121387
131387
141288
151288
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201288
211288
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281684
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301783
311882

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Malumfashi gets around 226 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
279
379
480
581
682
783
884
984
1085
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1885
1985
2084
2184
2283
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2482
2582
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105347
115347
125248
135248
145149
155149
165050
174951
184951
194852
204852
214753
224753
234753
244753
254654
264654
274654
284555
294456
304357
314258

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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510calm
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910calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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169calm
179calm
189calm
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209calm
219calm
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258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:20 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:206:51
212.56:206:51
312.56:206:51
412.56:206:50
512.56:206:50
612.56:216:50
712.56:216:49
812.56:216:49
912.56:216:49
1012.46:216:48
1112.46:216:48
1212.46:216:47
1312.46:226:47
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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 4.8 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Malumfashi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Malumfashi sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Malumfashi?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malumfashi.

What to pack for Malumfashi in August

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

In August, Malumfashi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malumfashi 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 Malumfashi peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb6High
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Malumfashi 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 Malumfashi is worst in February — around 130 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15129 µg/m³Jul 2432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan122Unhealthy
Feb130Unhealthy
Mar123Unhealthy
Apr96Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun46Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep49Poor
Oct84Unhealthy
Nov102Unhealthy
Dec118Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Malumfashi?

Malumfashi sits at 11.8°N, 7.6°E, 618 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gwarzo, 37 km away.

ZariaKanoSobaRanoGusauDutsen Wai

Topography around Malumfashi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malumfashi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 621 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m.

The land around Malumfashi is covered by cropland (68%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (92%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
360 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Gwarzo 37 km · Funtua 45 km · Zaria 76 km · Kano 100 km · Soba 102 km · Rano 108 km · Gusau 112 km · Dutsen Wai 122 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 Malumfashi (11.7894°, 7.6206°, elevation 618 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).