Monguno weather in August

In August, Monguno sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 141 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Monguno's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monguno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:57 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
70%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Monguno reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Monguno

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.

Monguno weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°0011.35.7
Feb34° / 18°0011.63.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.2
Apr41° / 26°10.512.30.0
May40° / 27°112.712.60.1
Jun38° / 27°185.312.71.2
Jul34° / 25°591112.72.8
Aug32° / 24°14115.512.43.5
Sep34° / 24°51812.13.0
Oct37° / 24°7211.71.8
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.9
Dec32° / 16°0011.35.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23466
33367
43367
53268
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
113070
123169
133169
143169
153268
163169
173268
183268
193367
203367
213466
223466
233466
243664
253664
263664
273763
283862
293862
303862
314060

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Monguno gets around 141 mm of rain over 15.5 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 49% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
350
450
551
651
752
852
953
1053
1153
1253
1353
1453
1552
1652
1752
1851
1951
2050
2150
2249
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2546
2646
2745
2844
2943
3042
3141

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15941
25941
34951
44951
53952
63952
72962
82953
91963
101954
111954
121954
131945
141945
151936
160946
171936
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201927
211927
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251927
262917
272917
282917
292917
302926
312926

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
510calm
610calm
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1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
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209calm
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249calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 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 5:55 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:556:29
212.65:556:28
312.55:556:28
412.55:556:28
512.55:556:27
612.55:566:27
712.55:566:26
812.55:566:26
912.55:566:26
1012.55:566:25
1112.55:566:25
1212.55:566:24
1312.55:576:24
1412.45:576:23
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3112.35:586:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.62 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Monguno

In seasonPeak

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

Monguno sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Monguno?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monguno.

What to pack for Monguno in August

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

In August, Monguno sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Monguno 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 Monguno peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Monguno 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 Monguno is worst in February — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 13112 µg/m³Aug 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Monguno?

Monguno sits at 12.7°N, 13.6°E, 290 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kukawa, 29 km away.

DikwaBlangwaMaiduguriMagumeriBama

Topography around Monguno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monguno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m.

The land around Monguno is covered by grassland (71%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (95%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
13 m
80 km
31 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kukawa 29 km · Marte 41 km · Gamboru 73 km · Dikwa 78 km · Blangwa 103 km · Maiduguri 104 km · Magumeri 105 km · Bama 128 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 Monguno (12.6706°, 13.6122°, elevation 290 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).