Koungneul Sossé weather in August

In August, Koungneul Sossé sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 186 mm of rain across 19.4 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 3% 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 Koungneul Sossé's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koungneul Sossé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:49 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Koungneul Sossé reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13325
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How August really feels in Koungneul Sossé

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
20 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.

Koungneul Sossé 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
Jan34° / 19°10.111.34.0
Feb36° / 21°10.111.52.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr40° / 24°0012.30.2
May39° / 25°10.412.60.4
Jun37° / 26°23412.81.6
Jul34° / 25°11013.712.72.6
Aug32° / 25°18619.412.52.9
Sep33° / 24°14015.312.13.1
Oct35° / 24°37611.72.7
Nov36° / 22°20.511.42.4
Dec34° / 20°20.211.23.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41783
51783
61684
71684
81585
91585
101585
111585
121486
131387
141387
151288
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20991
21991
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291090
301189
311288

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Koungneul Sossé gets around 186 mm of rain over 19.4 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 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
257
357
458
558
659
759
860
960
1061
1161
1262
1362
1463
1563
1664
1764
1864
1965
2065
2165
2265
2365
2465
2565
2665
2765
2865
2965
3064
3163

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
124157
223959
323860
423761
513663
613465
713465
813366
913267
1013267
1113267
1203268
1303268
1403268
1503169
1603169
1703169
1803070
1903070
2003070
2102971
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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
210calm
310calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:47 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:477:24
212.66:477:24
312.66:477:23
412.66:477:23
512.66:477:23
612.66:487:22
712.66:487:22
812.66:487:21
912.56:487:21
1012.56:487:20
1112.56:497:20
1212.56:497:20
1312.56:497:19
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2612.36:507:11
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3112.36:517:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.6 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.6Bright
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184.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Koungneul Sossé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Koungneul Sossé sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Koungneul Sossé?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koungneul Sossé.

What to pack for Koungneul Sossé in August

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

In August, Koungneul Sossé sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Koungneul Sossé 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 Koungneul Sossé peaks around August 21 at about 12 (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 highAug 21UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Koungneul Sossé 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 Koungneul Sossé is worst in February — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1585 µg/m³Aug 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul36Poor
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Koungneul Sossé?

Koungneul Sossé sits at 14.0°N, 14.8°W, 16 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Koungheul, 3.0 km away.

KaffrineFaratoFarafenniSomaNioro du RipVélingara

Topography around Koungneul Sossé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koungneul Sossé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Koungneul Sossé is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
57 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Koungheul 3.0 km · Koumpentoum 27 km · Kaffrine 81 km · Farato 90 km · Farafenni 96 km · Soma 98 km · Nioro du Rip 109 km · Vélingara 118 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 Koungneul Sossé (13.9667°, -14.8167°, elevation 16 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).