Wudil weather in August

In August, Wudil sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 229 mm of rain across 23.6 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 6% 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 Wudil's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wudil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
229 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:17 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

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 Wudil reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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.

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

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.

Wudil 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 13°0011.47.1
Feb32° / 15°0011.65.1
Mar36° / 19°0011.92.6
Apr38° / 24°51.312.31.3
May37° / 25°356.912.51.6
Jun34° / 24°721312.72.9
Jul31° / 23°15620.912.63.4
Aug30° / 22°22923.612.43.4
Sep31° / 22°11715.912.13.7
Oct34° / 21°234.411.73.6
Nov33° / 16°0011.54.5
Dec30° / 13°0011.36.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42476
52377
62377
72278
82278
92278
102179
112179
122179
132179
142080
152080
162080
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182179
192179
202179
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232179
242278
252278
262278
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282377
292377
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wudil gets around 229 mm of rain over 23.6 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 76% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
474
574
674
774
875
975
1076
1176
1276
1377
1477
1577
1678
1778
1878
1978
2078
2178
2278
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2477
2577
2676
2776
2875
2975
3074
3173

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
61981
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91981
101882
111882
121783
131783
141684
151684
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201387
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221288
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261090
271090
281090
29991
30991
31991

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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99calm
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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 6:15 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:156:46
212.56:156:46
312.56:156:46
412.56:156:46
512.56:166:45
612.56:166:45
712.56:166:44
812.56:166:44
912.56:166:44
1012.56:166:43
1112.46:166:43
1212.46:176:42
1312.46:176:42
1412.46:176:42
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1612.46:176:41
1712.46:176:40
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2012.46:176:38
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3112.26:176:32

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Wudil

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Wudil?

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
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wudil.

What to pack for Wudil in August

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

In August, Wudil sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wudil 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 Wudil peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Wudil 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 Wudil is worst in February — around 138 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 19137 µg/m³Jul 2343 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan132Unhealthy
Feb138Unhealthy
Mar136Unhealthy
Apr116Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul43Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov106Unhealthy
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Wudil?

Wudil sits at 11.8°N, 8.8°E, 419 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gaya, 18 km away.

Birnin KuduKiyawaChakwamaGwarzo

Topography around Wudil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wudil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m.

The land around Wudil is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
538 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Gaya 18 km · Rano 40 km · Kano 41 km · Dutse 54 km · Birnin Kudu 80 km · Kiyawa 83 km · Chakwama 94 km · Gwarzo 100 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 Wudil (11.8094°, 8.8442°, elevation 419 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).