Takamaka weather in August

In August, Takamaka sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 64 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Takamaka's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takamaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 64 mm; 12.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:27 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 9th clearest
Wind: 28 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

← July Takamaka year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Takamaka reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	26	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	26	25

How August really feels in Takamaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Takamaka weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	229	20.7	12.2	4.8
Feb	28° / 26°	135	14.2	12.2	5.5
Mar	28° / 27°	122	16.4	12	5.2
Apr	28° / 27°	113	17.3	11.9	4.9
May	28° / 26°	134	17.2	11.8	5.3
Jun	27° / 26°	90	14.9	11.7	5.7
Jul	26° / 25°	57	11.7	11.8	6.3
Aug	26° / 25°	64	12.7	11.8	6.2
Sep	26° / 25°	124	15.5	12	5.7
Oct	27° / 26°	135	16.7	12.1	5.7
Nov	27° / 26°	157	18.1	12.2	5.3
Dec	27° / 26°	212	23.4	12.3	4.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	41	41	40	39	38	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45
Cloudier (%)	59	59	60	61	62	63	63	62	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	60	59	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	39	61
5	38	62
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	45	55
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Takamaka gets around 64 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	48	48	49	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	36
3	36
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	40
19	40
20	41
21	42
22	43
23	43
24	44
25	45
26	46
27	47
28	48
29	48
30	49
31	50

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10
Oppressive (%)	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

Wind in August

Winds average 28 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	27	breezy
2	27	breezy
3	27	breezy
4	28	breezy
5	28	breezy
6	28	breezy
7	28	breezy
8	28	breezy
9	28	breezy
10	28	breezy
11	28	breezy
12	28	breezy
13	28	breezy
14	28	breezy
15	28	breezy
16	28	breezy
17	28	breezy
18	28	breezy
19	28	breezy
20	28	breezy
21	27	breezy
22	27	breezy
23	27	breezy
24	27	breezy
25	27	breezy
26	27	breezy
27	27	breezy
28	27	breezy
29	27	breezy
30	27	breezy
31	27	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:30	6:18
2	11.8	6:30	6:18
3	11.8	6:30	6:18
4	11.8	6:30	6:18
5	11.8	6:30	6:18
6	11.8	6:29	6:18
7	11.8	6:29	6:18
8	11.8	6:29	6:18
9	11.8	6:29	6:18
10	11.8	6:29	6:18
11	11.8	6:28	6:18
12	11.8	6:28	6:18
13	11.8	6:28	6:18
14	11.8	6:27	6:18
15	11.8	6:27	6:17
16	11.8	6:27	6:17
17	11.8	6:26	6:17
18	11.9	6:26	6:17
19	11.9	6:26	6:17
20	11.9	6:25	6:17
21	11.9	6:25	6:17
22	11.9	6:25	6:17
23	11.9	6:24	6:17
24	11.9	6:24	6:16
25	11.9	6:24	6:16
26	11.9	6:23	6:16
27	11.9	6:23	6:16
28	11.9	6:22	6:16
29	11.9	6:22	6:16
30	11.9	6:21	6:15
31	11.9	6:21	6:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Takamaka

In seasonPeak

None of Takamaka's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Takamaka sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Takamaka?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Takamaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Takamaka in August

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

In August, Takamaka sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Takamaka in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	30	29	27	26	26	27	28	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	28	Warm
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Takamaka 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 Takamaka peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	12	10	10	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Takamaka?

Takamaka sits at 4.8°S, 55.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Seychelles. The nearest listed city is Victoria, 17 km away.

Topography around Takamaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takamaka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Takamaka is covered by trees (63%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (86%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

370 m

trees 63%

16 km

928 m

water 86%

80 km

887 m

water 98%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

← July Takamaka year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Victoria 17 km · Beau Vallon 18 km · Antsiranana 1,082 km · Iharan̈a 1,129 km · Ambilobe 1,175 km · Antsohimbondrona 1,178 km · Sambava 1,207 km · Ambarakaraka 1,213 km

Seychelles travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 54% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $19,449; 2025
Safe drinking water: 65%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 11.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Takamaka (-4.7667°, 55.5°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	26	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	26	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	39	61
5	38	62
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	36
3	36
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	40
19	40
20	41
21	42
22	43
23	43
24	44
25	45
26	46
27	47
28	48
29	48
30	49
31	50

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	26	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	26	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	39	61
5	38	62
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	36
3	36
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	40
19	40
20	41
21	42
22	43
23	43
24	44
25	45
26	46
27	47
28	48
29	48
30	49
31	50

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	25
2	26	25
3	26	25
4	26	25
5	26	25
6	26	25
7	26	25
8	26	25
9	26	25
10	26	25
11	26	25
12	26	25
13	26	25
14	26	25
15	26	25
16	26	25
17	26	25
18	26	25
19	26	25
20	26	25
21	26	25
22	26	25
23	26	25
24	26	25
25	26	25
26	26	25
27	26	25
28	26	25
29	26	25
30	26	25
31	26	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	40	60
4	39	61
5	38	62
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	38	62
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	38	62
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	45	55
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	36
3	36
4	37
5	37
6	37
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	39
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	39
17	39
18	40
19	40
20	41
21	42
22	43
23	43
24	44
25	45
26	46
27	47
28	48
29	48
30	49
31	50

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	10	90