Potiskum weather in August

In August, Potiskum sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 202 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 Potiskum's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Potiskum's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 202 mm; 22.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:08 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Potiskum reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 2°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	31	22

How August really feels in Potiskum

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Potiskum weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-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	29° / 14°	0	0	11.4	6.9
Feb	33° / 17°	0	0	11.6	4.8
Mar	37° / 21°	0	0	11.9	2.1
Apr	39° / 24°	4	1.1	12.3	0.8
May	38° / 26°	23	4.9	12.5	1.3
Jun	35° / 25°	43	9.7	12.7	2.6
Jul	32° / 23°	132	19	12.6	3.3
Aug	30° / 23°	202	22.4	12.4	3.4
Sep	32° / 23°	97	14.3	12.1	3.7
Oct	34° / 22°	23	4.4	11.7	3.5
Nov	33° / 18°	0	0	11.5	4.4
Dec	30° / 15°	0	0	11.3	6.7

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%.

	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 (%)	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	22	23	23	25	25
Cloudier (%)	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	78	77	77	75	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	25	75
31	25	75

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Potiskum gets around 202 mm of rain over 22.4 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 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	66	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	74
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	72
16	72
17	72
18	72
19	71
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	70
24	70
25	69
26	69
27	68
28	68
29	67
30	66
31	65

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 95% 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 (%)	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Oppressive (%)	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	3	97

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
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7	9	calm
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26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:23 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	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	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:06	6:37
2	12.5	6:06	6:37
3	12.5	6:06	6:37
4	12.5	6:07	6:36
5	12.5	6:07	6:36
6	12.5	6:07	6:36
7	12.5	6:07	6:35
8	12.5	6:07	6:35
9	12.5	6:07	6:35
10	12.4	6:07	6:34
11	12.4	6:08	6:34
12	12.4	6:08	6:33
13	12.4	6:08	6:33
14	12.4	6:08	6:32
15	12.4	6:08	6:32
16	12.4	6:08	6:31
17	12.4	6:08	6:31
18	12.4	6:08	6:30
19	12.4	6:08	6:30
20	12.4	6:08	6:29
21	12.3	6:08	6:29
22	12.3	6:08	6:28
23	12.3	6:08	6:28
24	12.3	6:08	6:27
25	12.3	6:09	6:27
26	12.3	6:09	6:26
27	12.3	6:09	6:25
28	12.3	6:09	6:25
29	12.3	6:09	6:24
30	12.2	6:09	6:24
31	12.2	6:09	6:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.18 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)	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Potiskum

In seasonPeak

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

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

Potiskum sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Potiskum?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Potiskum.

What to pack for Potiskum in August

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

In August, Potiskum sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Potiskum 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 Potiskum peaks around August 19 at about 12 (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)	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Potiskum 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 Potiskum is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 27 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)	101	107	99	78	54	47	31	27	32	52	63	93
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	101	Unhealthy
Feb	107	Unhealthy
Mar	99	Unhealthy
Apr	78	Unhealthy
May	54	Poor
Jun	47	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	63	Unhealthy
Dec	93	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Potiskum?

Potiskum sits at 11.7°N, 11.1°E, 427 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Daura, 40 km away.

Topography around Potiskum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Potiskum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Potiskum is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

artificial surfaces 72%

16 km

98 m

cropland 74%

80 km

327 m

cropland 66%

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

August weather nearby: Daura 40 km · Nafada 74 km · Kari 77 km · Damaturu 96 km · Azare 97 km · Dukku 105 km · Darazo 108 km · Gashua 129 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 Potiskum (11.7139°, 11.0811°, elevation 427 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	30	23
12	30	23
13	30	23
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22
31	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	74
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	72
16	72
17	72
18	72
19	71
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	70
24	70
25	69
26	69
27	68
28	68
29	67
30	66
31	65

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	3	97

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	74
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	72
16	72
17	72
18	72
19	71
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	70
24	70
25	69
26	69
27	68
28	68
29	67
30	66
31	65

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	3	97

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	21	79
5	20	80
6	20	80
7	20	80
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	19	81
11	19	81
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	20	80
26	20	80
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	73
2	74
3	74
4	74
5	74
6	74
7	74
8	74
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	72
16	72
17	72
18	72
19	71
20	71
21	71
22	71
23	70
24	70
25	69
26	69
27	68
28	68
29	67
30	66
31	65

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	4	96
22	4	96
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	3	97