Zaria weather in August

In August, Zaria sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 233 mm of rain across 25.9 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Zaria's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 233 mm; 25.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:22 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 12th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Zaria is city and local government area in Kaduna, Nigeria.

Density: 1,741/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1536

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zaria reaches about 27°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 25°C and 29°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How August really feels in Zaria

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.

Zaria 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	30° / 16°	0	0	11.4	6.7
Feb	33° / 18°	1	0.1	11.6	4.8
Mar	36° / 21°	2	0.4	11.9	2.7
Apr	36° / 24°	19	4.1	12.2	2.1
May	34° / 24°	79	13.4	12.5	2.9
Jun	30° / 22°	110	16.6	12.6	4.0
Jul	28° / 21°	150	22.8	12.6	4.1
Aug	27° / 21°	233	25.9	12.4	3.9
Sep	29° / 21°	169	22.9	12.1	3.9
Oct	30° / 20°	55	9.3	11.8	4.8
Nov	31° / 17°	0	0.1	11.5	5.5
Dec	30° / 16°	0	0.1	11.4	6.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	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	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zaria gets around 233 mm of rain over 25.9 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 85% 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 (%)	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	81

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 75% 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 (%)	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	69	69	68	67
Oppressive (%)	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	33

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	75	25
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	67	33

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.

	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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
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24	8	calm
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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 6:20 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:36 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	12.4	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	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:20	6:50
2	12.5	6:20	6:50
3	12.5	6:21	6:49
4	12.5	6:21	6:49
5	12.5	6:21	6:49
6	12.5	6:21	6:48
7	12.4	6:21	6:48
8	12.4	6:21	6:48
9	12.4	6:21	6:47
10	12.4	6:22	6:47
11	12.4	6:22	6:47
12	12.4	6:22	6:46
13	12.4	6:22	6:46
14	12.4	6:22	6:45
15	12.4	6:22	6:45
16	12.4	6:22	6:44
17	12.4	6:22	6:44
18	12.4	6:22	6:43
19	12.3	6:22	6:43
20	12.3	6:22	6:42
21	12.3	6:22	6:42
22	12.3	6:22	6:41
23	12.3	6:22	6:41
24	12.3	6:22	6:40
25	12.3	6:22	6:40
26	12.3	6:22	6:39
27	12.3	6:22	6:38
28	12.3	6:22	6:38
29	12.2	6:22	6:37
30	12.2	6:22	6:37
31	12.2	6:22	6:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.42 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 4.42 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zaria

In seasonPeak

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

Zaria's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Zaria sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Zaria?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zaria.

What to pack for Zaria in August

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

In August, Zaria sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Zaria 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 Zaria peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (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)	6	6	10	9	9	10	11	13	12	11	9	5
Level	High	High	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	6	High
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Zaria 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 Zaria is worst in February — around 127 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 30 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)	119	127	118	86	52	41	30	31	48	79	95	114
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	119	Unhealthy
Feb	127	Unhealthy
Mar	118	Unhealthy
Apr	86	Unhealthy
May	52	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	79	Unhealthy
Nov	95	Unhealthy
Dec	114	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Zaria?

Zaria sits at 11.1°N, 7.7°E, 644 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Soba, 39 km away.

Topography around Zaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 633 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around Zaria is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

68 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

197 m

cropland 78%

80 km

355 m

cropland 81%

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

August weather nearby: Soba 39 km · Dutsen Wai 60 km · Funtua 64 km · Kaduna 72 km · Anchau 75 km · Malumfashi 76 km · Gwarzo 92 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 103 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 Zaria (11.1113°, 7.7227°, elevation 644 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	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	28	20
26	28	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20
31	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	75	25
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	67	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	75	25
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	67	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	82
5	82
6	83
7	83
8	83
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	85
18	84
19	84
20	84
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	75	25
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	68	32
31	67	33