Nguékhokh weather in August

In August, Nguékhokh sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 154 mm of rain across 15.7 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Nguékhokh's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguékhokh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:57 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Nguékhokh is commune of Senegal.

Density
3,922/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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Nguékhokh reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Nguékhokh

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.

Nguékhokh 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
Jan30° / 19°20.211.26.6
Feb30° / 19°10.111.56.4
Mar31° / 19°00.111.96.2
Apr30° / 20°0012.36.5
May30° / 21°0012.76.6
Jun30° / 23°20.612.86.5
Jul30° / 25°507.212.85.5
Aug30° / 26°15415.712.54.4
Sep30° / 26°11114.512.14.4
Oct32° / 25°314.511.74.8
Nov33° / 23°10.111.34.7
Dec31° / 20°10.311.25.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44159
54159
63961
73961
83862
93763
103664
113664
123466
133466
143268
153268
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312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nguékhokh gets around 154 mm of rain over 15.7 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 51% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
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442
542
643
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1954
2055
2156
2257
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3158

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
125345
225246
315247
415049
514950
614851
714752
814653
914455
1014356
1114257
1214059
1313960
1413861
1513663
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1803268
1903169
2003070
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light 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 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:557:34
212.66:557:33
312.66:557:33
412.66:557:33
512.66:557:32
612.66:567:32
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Nguékhokh

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nguékhokh sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), 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 Nguékhokh?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nguékhokh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nguékhokh in August

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

In August, Nguékhokh sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nguékhokh 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 18 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 Nguékhokh 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 Nguékhokh peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nguékhokh 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 Nguékhokh is worst in January — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20109 µg/m³Aug 1932 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan110Unhealthy
Feb106Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul45Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec102Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nguékhokh?

Nguékhokh sits at 14.5°N, 17.0°W, 13 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Sali, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Nguékhokh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguékhokh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m.

The land around Nguékhokh is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (29%), cropland (25%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
123 m
80 km
143 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Sali 8.0 km · Mbour 11 km · Pout 29 km · Sébikhotane 30 km · Diamniadio 30 km · Thiès Nones 30 km · Bargny Guèdj 31 km · Bargny 32 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 Nguékhokh (14.5125°, -17.0045°, elevation 13 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).