Kaffrine weather in August

In August, Kaffrine sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 213 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kaffrine's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaffrine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
213 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:52 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Kaffrine is town in Kaffrine Region, Senegal.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kaffrine reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Kaffrine

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kaffrine 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.211.34.6
Feb35° / 20°10.111.53.4
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.4
May38° / 23°10.212.61.6
Jun36° / 25°173.112.82.3
Jul34° / 25°10913.312.72.9
Aug32° / 25°2132112.52.9
Sep32° / 24°15816.612.13.1
Oct34° / 24°405.911.73.1
Nov35° / 21°10.411.32.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kaffrine gets around 213 mm of rain over 21 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 67% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113465
213267
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413069
512970
612871
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:497:27
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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 4.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kaffrine

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kaffrine sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
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Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Kaffrine?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaffrine.

What to pack for Kaffrine in August

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

In August, Kaffrine sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highMar 19UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1494 µg/m³Aug 1930 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul42Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaffrine?

Kaffrine sits at 14.1°N, 15.6°W, 15 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Guinguinéo, 46 km away.

GuinguinéoNioro du RipKahoneKaolackFarafenniGossas VillageSomaGandiaye

Topography around Kaffrine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaffrine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m.

The land around Kaffrine is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
58 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Guinguinéo 46 km · Nioro du Rip 48 km · Kahone 53 km · Kaolack 56 km · Farafenni 60 km · Gossas Village 74 km · Soma 75 km · Gandiaye 79 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 Kaffrine (14.1059°, -15.5508°, elevation 15 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).