Okuta weather in August

In August, Okuta sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 238 mm of rain across 26.3 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 28°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 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 Okuta's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okuta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 238 mm; 26.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:42 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 12th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Okuta is human settlement in 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Okuta reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 31°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

How August really feels in Okuta

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.

Okuta 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	33° / 20°	2	0.2	11.5	4.4
Feb	35° / 22°	5	1.1	11.7	3.0
Mar	36° / 24°	21	4.2	11.9	2.2
Apr	35° / 24°	64	11.9	12.2	2.4
May	33° / 23°	129	19.9	12.4	2.8
Jun	31° / 22°	150	21.1	12.5	3.4
Jul	29° / 22°	196	25	12.5	3.5
Aug	28° / 22°	238	26.3	12.3	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	215	24.3	12.1	3.2
Oct	32° / 22°	88	14.9	11.8	3.5
Nov	34° / 21°	4	1.2	11.6	3.8
Dec	33° / 20°	1	0.1	11.5	4.4

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	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 (%)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Cloudier (%)	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Okuta gets around 238 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 87% 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 (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	87	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	87
31	87

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9
Oppressive (%)	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	91	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

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.

	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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
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10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	7	calm
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17	7	calm
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27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	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 6:41 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:53 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	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42
Sunset (PM)	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:41	7:06
2	12.4	6:41	7:05
3	12.4	6:41	7:05
4	12.4	6:41	7:05
5	12.4	6:41	7:04
6	12.4	6:42	7:04
7	12.4	6:42	7:04
8	12.4	6:42	7:04
9	12.4	6:42	7:03
10	12.3	6:42	7:03
11	12.3	6:42	7:02
12	12.3	6:42	7:02
13	12.3	6:42	7:02
14	12.3	6:42	7:01
15	12.3	6:42	7:01
16	12.3	6:42	7:00
17	12.3	6:42	7:00
18	12.3	6:42	7:00
19	12.3	6:42	6:59
20	12.3	6:42	6:59
21	12.3	6:42	6:58
22	12.3	6:42	6:58
23	12.3	6:42	6:57
24	12.2	6:42	6:57
25	12.2	6:42	6:56
26	12.2	6:42	6:56
27	12.2	6:42	6:55
28	12.2	6:42	6:55
29	12.2	6:42	6:54
30	12.2	6:42	6:53
31	12.2	6:42	6:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.01 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Okuta

In seasonPeak

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

Okuta's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Okuta sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Okuta?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Okuta.

What to pack for Okuta in August

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

In August, Okuta sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Okuta in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Okuta peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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)	9	10	13	13	11	11	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Okuta 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 Okuta is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 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)	75	85	49	41	25	20	17	17	20	34	40	63
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	75	Unhealthy
Feb	85	Unhealthy
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	25	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	63	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Okuta?

Okuta sits at 9.2°N, 3.2°E, 403 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Parakou, 64 km away.

Topography around Okuta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okuta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m.

The land around Okuta is covered by shrubs (47%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

119 m

shrubs 47%

16 km

139 m

shrubs 47%

80 km

333 m

shrubs 46%

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

August weather nearby: Parakou 64 km · Saki 65 km · Pèrèrè 69 km · Kisi 73 km · Igboho 74 km · Tchaourou 76 km · Nikki 80 km · Ndali 89 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 Okuta (9.2187°, 3.2012°, elevation 403 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	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	29	22
23	29	22
24	29	22
25	29	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22
31	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	84
4	84
5	84
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	84
17	84
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	87
31	87

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	20	80
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	12	88
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91