Ndioum weather in August

In August, Ndioum sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 59 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ndioum's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndioum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Ndioum is town in Saint-Louis 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 36°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ndioum reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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

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.

Ndioum weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°30.211.15.4
Feb34° / 20°10.311.44.1
Mar37° / 22°10.111.92.3
Apr39° / 24°0012.40.7
May41° / 26°00.112.80.0
Jun40° / 26°30.6130.1
Jul38° / 26°153.112.91.4
Aug36° / 26°597.912.62.1
Sep37° / 27°447.212.11.7
Oct39° / 26°132.511.60.9
Nov36° / 23°10.211.22.4
Dec33° / 20°20.2114.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36436
46436
56337
66337
76139
86139
96040
105941
115842
125842
135644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ndioum gets around 59 mm of rain over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2128
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12275813
22265814
32255815
42255716
52245717
62235817
72225818
82215819
91206019
101196020
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light 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 6:42 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:427:27
212.76:437:27
312.76:437:26
412.76:437:26
512.76:437:25
612.76:447:25
712.76:447:24
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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 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ndioum

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ndioum?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ndioum.

What to pack for Ndioum in August

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

In August, Ndioum sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ndioum 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 Ndioum peaks around March 14 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 highMar 14UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ndioum 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 Ndioum is worst in February — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 10132 µg/m³Aug 2138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan126Unhealthy
Feb134Unhealthy
Mar103Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May108Unhealthy
Jun105Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug37Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec113Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndioum?

Ndioum sits at 16.5°N, 14.6°W, 18 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Podor, 37 km away.

BoguéTékaneDaganaRichard-TollRosso

Topography around Ndioum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndioum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m.

The land around Ndioum is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
83 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Podor 37 km · Bogué 42 km · Tékane 75 km · Aleg 99 km · Dagana 102 km · Richard-Toll 112 km · Boutilimitt 115 km · Rosso 123 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 Ndioum (16.5129°, -14.6471°, elevation 18 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).