Bargny weather in August

In August, Bargny sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 129 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bargny's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bargny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:58 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Bargny is settlement in Senegal.

Density
5,330/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bargny reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22926
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How August really feels in Bargny

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.

Bargny weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°20.211.28.0
Feb28° / 19°10.211.58.3
Mar27° / 20°00.111.98.6
Apr26° / 20°0012.38.8
May27° / 21°0012.78.7
Jun28° / 24°10.412.97.8
Jul29° / 25°345.112.86.1
Aug29° / 26°12913.412.54.7
Sep30° / 26°9711.612.14.8
Oct31° / 26°253.611.75.4
Nov31° / 24°10.111.35.6
Dec29° / 21°10.411.16.7

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 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33862
43862
53763
63763
73763
83565
93565
103565
113466
123268
133268
143169
153169
163070
173070
182971
192872
202872
212872
222773
232674
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312674

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bargny gets around 129 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
234
334
435
535
636
736
836
937
1037
1138
1239
1340
1441
1542
1643
1744
1845
1946
2047
2148
2249
2350
2450
2551
2651
2752
2852
2952
3052
3151

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
125246
225147
325048
424950
514851
614653
714554
814455
914356
1014257
1114158
1213960
1313861
1413663
1513564
1613366
1703268
1803070
1902971
2002773
2102674
2202575
2302377
2402278
2502179
2602080
2701981
2801882
2901783
3001684
3101684

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:557:35
212.76:557:34
312.66:567:34
412.66:567:34
512.66:567:33
612.66:567:33
712.66:577:32
812.66:577:32
912.66:577:32
1012.66:577:31
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1212.56:577:30
1312.56:587:30
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bargny

In seasonPeak

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

Bargny sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Bargny sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Bargny?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bargny for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bargny in August

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

In August, Bargny sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bargny in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 19 to Jan 28 — about 9.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Bargny in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bargny peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 17UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Bargny 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 Bargny is worst in January — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 18108 µg/m³Aug 1937 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan109Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bargny?

Bargny sits at 14.7°N, 17.2°W, 11 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Bargny Ngoude, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Bargny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bargny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m.

The land around Bargny is covered by water (33%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, water (42%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
143 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bargny Ngoude 1.0 km · Bargny Guèdj 1.0 km · Rufisque est 5.0 km · Rufisque 5.0 km · Diamniadio 6.0 km · Jaxaay Parcelle Niakoul Rap 10 km · Niakoul Rab 11 km · Sébikhotane 11 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Bargny (14.6971°, -17.2301°, elevation 11 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).